He waited while we got settled before he began to speak.“As most of you are aware, there was quite a bit of activity yesterday. There were debris an... bodies spotted in the river by our people at Man-Namlet north of here, and we retrieved some of the bodies and debris last evening.“Among the bodies that were recovered was that of a Lieutenant Colonel who had a waterproof dispatch case with him. Inside it were orders and maps in Chinese. After a lot of effort by SFC Lee, two Ranger Sergeants, and. Like nearly all the small towns in North Dakota, the white residents of Waterdale had German ancestry. But they also had some other ancestry too including Norwegian, Icelandic as well as Scottish and English (like Josh's dad).Josh was also into Batman comic books and horror films.While they were strolling along the carnival, Josh told the other two that they should go and check out the haunted house ride. They walked towards the counter near the electronic cart rides that would take customers. All the women laughed, but Elizaveta squeezed my hand, which said she HAD chosen me.“A prophet has no honor in his hometown,” I replied smugly.“Well, he’s not the first man to have a ‘God complex’, that’s for sure!” Mom said.“Oh, he doesn’t,” Clarissa smirked. “HIS god is sitting next to him on the loveseat!”All the women laughed again and I just smiled. I didn’t mind the teasing at all, and honestly, I hadn’t seen a hint from Elizaveta that she’d be controlling, just that she’d help me be the. When Kelly told Mike there were some people coming over in the afternoon, he and Kevin went off together while Katrina came over to Kelly’s. Chris and Bill were in Washington for the holidays.The doorbell rang. It was Selma Franklin and with her was a beautiful girl who 100 years earlier would have been called a quadroon. Kelly showed them in and was introduced to Camille Franklin, Selma and Horace’s daughter. Kelly continued to look baffled as she introduced the two women to Katrina. Selma.