Light Heart had learned both from respective parents. ‘Come on girl. Move,’ a man snarled, yanking at her chain. She felt vulnerable in her naked...ess and tried to hide her body but the tug at her neck led her out of the makeshift tent that housed the girl slaves. The sun shone brightly and the birds chirped happily belying a pleasant day. It was unusually warm for this time of year and it made her wonder exactly how far away she was from home. She followed the man up the wooden stairs,. Screeching black wraiths started to pour over the battlefield, their cries echoing along the valley. Seething, the angry loathsome mob ransacked the countryside looking for the deserter.“No, you don’t. He’s in my halls.”Eligor span around and leapt over to Occidia. “Demoness! What is your meaning of this intrusion into my work?” He spat the words at her and droplets of spittle flew from his onyx lips and assaulted her bosom. “This battle was MINE to oversee!”Drawing back her ashen. “We’ve also been working for a real estate company, prepping properties for open houses in a couple cases where the place is owned by an absentee owner, and is beginning to look abandoned. We get fifty dollars to revive a property and ten dollars a week afterward to keep it looking nice.”After they had fixed the first property for showing, the realtor rethought the amount he was willing to pay. The amount they could charge had dropped significantly, but it was still better money than mowing. The three women joined the four locals in walking across the ramp dragging their suitcases behind them. They stood on the windswept quay and looked around seeking assistance but there was nothing or no one in sight.“Now what?” asked Betty looking at Janine.“I really have no idea,” she replied looking at the letter that Margaret Mackie had given her. “This simply says that the Lodge can be used as a school and that the staff there know we are coming.”Erika had been looking around as the two.