It was grief.An appalling grief hung over the place, darkening every room and hallway.Like a thick black smoke, it had soaked into the walls, the floo..., theceiling, and the furniture. In a desperate attempt to brighten the mood,Beth told the new kid about her funny cat.The animal would avoid you like the plague if you tried to reach for it,but if you sat still, and pretended to be doing something else quietly,it would jump up onto your lap, purring for your attention.Beth smiled to herself and. ” I virtually squealed. See you in the morning dear husband. “ I leaned over Paul and gave him a huge thank you hug and kiss. Grabbed Frank and Dan, by their hand and I led them to my bedroom. We all sat on the bed while Dan told me what had transpired. It seems that Paul wanted my sexual need satisfied on my birthday and knowing he could not fulfill that, they had volunteered. They had agreed it would be a onetime thing with Paul. My lust was not about to argue. I told them I was going to. The priest stoked her hair and gently brushed her neck with his fingertips. He had one arm about her, and his hand gently moved softly against the outside of her breast. If she was wet at all, he was going to make sure it remained and that her crying did not take away from her mood. Jennifer soon stopped crying. As the good Priest held her, she thought again of John’s eyes. The fingers on her hair and neck were lovely, and made her think of John’s eyes. Soon she was swept up again, and. What had the townspeople upset was a sudden blanket of fog that had mysteriously rolled in from the north.Gareth hadn't spent the last thirty years with a Mage who thought she had never met a spell she couldn't improve without recognizing the surge of power that had preceded the fog.Someone was playing with the weather."Gareth," Greyshadow's whisper sounded slightly panicked. "Better look up the road, quick!"In the middle of telling one gullible young man the contents of his pockets, Gareth.