"Angela laughed at that. The twins were smiling now, their tears forgotten. Angela knew it would be some time before they got over the trauma of the m...ssacre, but with the love of so many sharing the burden, she hoped it would be a short recovery period. David had motioned to Georgette to come over. She had been watching the scene unfold and stood ready. She sat next to David and picked up Millie off of David's knee."I want to be your mother, too. Is that all right with you?" she asked.Millie. When she said she wanted me to see it, was thinking she would bring what ever it was down for me to look at, but she had put it on to model, not only the skirt, but the top she had bought, also. Now, when I said short skirt that is kind of a misnomer, it was really a short, short skirt. One of those hip hugger types, to boot. I don’t think there was even twelve inches of material from hem to waistline. It was black and more loose than tight. The top was a designer “T” type made of light purple. Pallisur told me to wait for this day. There are eight wardens now. Finally enough to cast the spell.”That drew Rusol’s interest. “You’re going to gather all the wardens together?” It would be easier to kill them if they were all in one place.“No, no, that’s not necessary. We just need enough strength to draw them all in. Besides the two of us, one more might be enough. I’ve spoken with the First—do you know him? He’s considering it, but he’s reluctant to travel. We could try gathering together. “Not. What are your plans for the day?” I asked, taking a sip of coffee.“I thought I’d study for school,” she calmly announced.I choked on a mouthful of coffee, coughed hard and looked at her. The angelic smile, a Mona Lisa-like smile, showed her amusement. “Okay. Got me. What are you really planning for the day?” I coughed to clear my lungs again.“I thought I’d go to church,” she announced.“Right. And pull my other leg.”Sia laughed, bright, light, happy. It made me smile.“I’m gonna clean my.