I had not seen Sarah since we left college in Chicago three years previously and went our separate ways. She, with the ultimate aim of becoming a writ...r, went to work for a small publishing company in New York. I, on the other hand, decided to spend, or some would say waste, a year traveling the world. She was hoping to find her sense of perspective while I was hoping to lose mine. Ironically, in no small measure we both achieved what the other was seeking. Having written a novel and two. I just signed an offer on the coach house behind the back fence. We’ll tear down the fence and reconnect the properties.”“Wow!” Sofia said. “This is just crazy!”Bethany laughed, “You were insulated from all the crazy that usually surrounds Steve by about 3,000 miles of ocean. Welcome to our world!”“Who’s going to live there?” Kara asked.“I was thinking of setting up a monastic cell, you know, like the monks in Russia, and moving in. Alone!”“Over my dead body!” Kara smirked.“No, he wants your. When she loosened her seat belt a little and she leaned over resting her head on my right thigh, she did not drift off. Not by a long shot.No, the questioning mind of an almost twelve year old intellect kicked into gear. Big time.I guess because of the driving force of the necessity to pack up the apartment and the thrill of it, she'd just kept a lot of her questions to herself. Saving them up for a quieter time. This was definitely to be the quieter time.They came in random order. I guessed. "Well it is a lie. It was a lie created by Wolfgang to either scare Battlemages or the populace into doing what he wanted or he used it as an excuse to hide their murders when he killed them," said Brianna."Mom what are you talking about?" asked Rayne confused.Talking in better details, and letting Galen fill in where needed, they explained to the kids briefly how it was possible and where he touched all their lives.They made sure to explain how he had a hand in trying to kill or cause strife.