I tried in vain not to laugh for fear of being seen as irreverent by our hosts but there was so much noise and laughter from others that nobody notice.... As we entered a small sitting room with a view over the large, beautifully manicured garden we found a lady of considerable elegance seated at a window seat admiring the scene. She turned her head slowly and smiled. ‘Am I mistaken in thinking I meet the ladies of Upper House?’ ‘Indeed you are not, Ma’am,’ said Maria and she introduced us. It. Both were in the band with her. His name was Dan, he played the drums and she was Darcy, a clarinetist. They all had beers and an extra glass for me so I had a beer and ordered a couple dozen oysters and a burger. Everyone else ordered burgers as well. We shared the oysters and it was interesting to see how people ate them. I like them right out of the shell with nothing on them, but I also love them with cocktail sauce, extra horseradish and a dash of Tabasco on a Saltine cracker. Kari and. “Because it gets bitches wet, that’s why.” Titus said, “There’s nothing like a dark, damaged, mysterious bachelor to get the juices flowing. Have you never read young adult fiction?”Prestira and I played our part in the austere march through the streets of Ardeni, bowing our heads and gliding in our robes. Windows shut, and mothers hastened their children indoors when we approached, and the barks of dogs and the chirping of birds ceased with our passing. I saw two vampires behind me with. What was it? It felt more important than that.Was it one of the maids, bellboys or gardeners I had passed? They were all exceedingly cheerful but that wasn't out of place – Filipinos were renown for their cheerfulness.My foggy brain tried to put together the pieces of the puzzle.Then...All those familiar faces ... one of them wasn't right ... one of them didn't fit with my recollections of our meanderings about the resort. One of them I had already known.Him!He was right here, seated not twenty.