" Elizabeth looked intent. I couldn't see what she wanted or where she was going with this. I glanced at Megan and I couldn't read her either.I heard ... snort from behind me as Richard approached. "What are you getting at Elizabit? If you doubt his skill, just watch him practice. I would wager that he practiced every day since he was a lad." It's not that." She waved him off. "He carries a sword and scabbard unlike anything I have ever seen. He killed a Priestess of Bane who was trying to. He took a few steps and said, "Most of the time, I feel like one of these animals in the zoo. Lots of people stop by and stare at me, but none of them really know me." Sounds kind of lonely," Eddie said. He frowned and said, "Everyone in town knows me and dad, but it is different from how people know you. We're friends with everyone and you're friends with no one."Before William had a chance to reply, a girl Eddie's age walked past and said, "Hello, Eddie." Hello, Juanita. It's always a. "Then I had that long dream, after I got in that fight and the trouble at school. That dream was like something out of a movie, a western. There was this man with his rifle, came up on some bad guys and he was in a gunfight with them. I'm just standin' at one side, like some ghost, watchin' all this happen. It's in the hot desert, there's sand and cactus and this fight's goin' on in a dry wash. He shoots these guys who're shootin' at him, and he get's 'em. Kills 'em. Then I see he's saved these. One of the things he would make her do was to sing a passage the way she wanted it to go. Clearly she could not sing all the notes but she could take the theme and then make the piano follow what she wanted. He was so encouraging too. He would look over at her as they played together and smile and nod as she achieved something they had been working on. They also laughed a lot which destroyed anxiety and tension.The dress rehearsal went well. There were one or two minor adjustments made and the.