A look over her shoulder showed the place he had been standing now empty. Suppressing a shudder, she hurried down a narrow street between two shops. S...e’d grown up in alleyways and back lanes; if this fellow was going to follow her, she’d like to see him find her when she didn’t want to be found.She took the next two left turns and then went straight on for a bit, mapping the turns in the back of her mind in case she needed a quick retreat. The buildings were pressed in close, back here, the. I want this. I want you and I to be here tonight. I’m totally sure I want to be here right now, with you. I just wanted you to know. Because I’m not at all sure what I’m doing and I’m also a bit scared about what is going to happen, you know?” Concern was returning to his face as his had reached out to caress my cheek. “I think I know - I mean I can understand you being scared.” He paused as he seemed to consider what to say next. “We don’t have to do anything, you know that, right?” “Yes.. Maybe a hundred.’ ‘Then most of them will have to stay. You cannot travel in such a large group,. You must go quietly. I will stay and defend my temple.’ ‘Mother, no!’ I smoothed her hair. ‘Hush, child. I will find you when I can. Be safe. Live.’ I embraced her once and bid her go. Tears were in her eyes and mine, but she left and I found myself standing for the first time in years. I left my chamber, climbing the steep steps to the temple proper and emerged into the light of day. The priests. "Steve noticed the Bible Ryan had in his hands. Mandy had Ryan carry it. It was an old Bible passed down for several generations in his family. It wasn't the Bible he used at church and he hadn't cracked it open in many years but Mandy thought he should carry this one on the trip because it represented their history."Do you want a pill?" Steve continued, "The first few times can feel like seasickness." Uh ... no thanks," said Ryan confused."That's fine," the agent replied. "Monday will make.