Her long black hair was bound at the back of her neck with a white band and then dropped in long ropy curls down her back. A pair of open-toed shoes w...th a medium-sized heel completed today's outfit. She was much more sensibly dressed for today's heat than most of the business people scattered around the cafe – including me.Her arms were bare from the shoulders down, apart from the delicate watch around her left wrist and the fine bracelet she wears on her right wrist. Sometimes she's worn hose. I will ask Maggie why they do this.I begin to speak with Maggie only to know about Kitik. Then I continue to speak with her to learn more about humans, whether they may wish us harm. Maggie says the one who hurt Kitik does that because its mind is in shadow, but I think that the minds of all humans are often in shadow.But it is not the shadow of Acou where there is pain for him and he must strike at others. That one wishes hurt for Kitik because of the pain of its shadow, but Maggie and Jason. I tell her that I will take that as my cue to hit the road, and she apologizes and says that she is going to go sleep it off. I tell her I understand, and that I will let myself out and turn off the lights when I leave. She apologizes again and heads to her room, as I begin turning off the lights and exit the house. I sit in my truck for a good thirty minutes, waiting, and then I walk back up to the door. I slowly open the door and let myself into the house, then lock it behind me. I walk. Their teacher, a well meaning soul called Mrs Clarke, despairs of them and knowing that they have more intelligence than they get credit for, has found them a tutor to help them get through their exams."Ernest?!" Proclaims Laura as they make their way to his house one warm Saturday morning. "Who is called Ernest these days?" He must be an old man." Anna adds. Not that she minds old men. She once had an interesting diversion with an older uncle. " 'He is going to be good for you.' " She declares.