His gaze burned into her soul. He stepped over her and, grabbing her arms, tried to pull her to her feet. Helenas trembling legs were like jelly and s...e was unable to stand, so the man simply dragged her along, through the mud, her legs and sides now coated with filth. The hard stone of the slabs in the yard shocked Helena as she was pulled across them, jolting her to her senses. She scrambled to her feet but was powerless to resist as the man pulled her towards the tack room. He paused by the. ” Tassim’s voice trailed off. “The three playmates led the snake witch to our master.”“I’ll set the record straight on that account,” I announced. “She was a powerful witch who influenced their minds. None of the children are at fault.”“We have talked to them about it, but Sparrow is still remorseful,” Swarta added.Turning the tables on the old archer, Coven asked him how well things had been run during the crisis. It surprised him, turning his mind from his troubled thoughts and his despondent. Another two hours to go. He would be in the same chair tomorrow night when the kids leave home in costumes Mattie made – Seana dressed cutely as a witch and Mason presumably appropriately grim-faced pulsating with a leer in his clothing that would make him a cross between a ghoul and a scarecrow, costumes they’d been wearing all weekend for unnecessary dress rehearsals. Carson had a sudden thought and became energized. He called production to advise he was pulling the standing editorial. She felt fine but both her husband and their baby were sick. She said she had called the hospital. She was told they were overrun and to care for them at home. She was following the hospital's instructions though it hadn't helped any. She was worried. I commiserated and told her I would call tomorrow night.I spent the day in the hotel watching television and reading. I always brought plenty of reading material with me on these trips. Sometimes, there was something to do and someone to do it.