Her eyes flicked down and she observed that he wasn't excited by the naked women in the pool. Clearing her throat, she asked, "Who are you?" I'm Eddie... I take it you are working for William and Lucy now," Eddie answered looking her in the eye.His intense attention on her eyes surprised her. Unable to hold her gaze on him, she said, "Yes."Amanda held out a hand and said, "I'm Amanda."Shaking her hand, Eddie looked at her for a moment taking in the sunglasses on her face. She didn't seem to be. They hung on every detail, as I described my journey through the valley and by the time I had finished they were shaking their heads in wonder."I thought it was a thing of myth and legend," said the King at last.Mom remained quiet, probably because she had never heard of the valley in her short time in Gael."It is described as a place created by The Mother, herself, for the sole purpose of safeguarding the last remaining Hazeldew tree. The tree was once common on Gael apparently, but the fact. Where was I? Why couldn’t I catch my breath? Was someone after me? I felt very disoriented, but that was nothing new as of late. My pupils adjusted to the darkness and my ragged gasps of breath began to slow to a more normal pace. I recognized my own bedroom and I rolled over to reach for the clock by my bed. Pushing the button on top illuminated the numbers that told me it was 3:40am. My heart was still pounding and my ears were keenly aware of the sounds around me as I slid my feet onto the. “Forget it, Jen,” I chuckled. “He’s on a roll!”“I did NOT say that the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor!” Jesse protested.“Sorry I missed your game yesterday,” I said. “Did you win?”“4-2; Kenny had an empty-netter when they were pushing hard at the end.”“Good job!”“Mom One taped it with your new camcorder if you want to see it.”“I do. How about tonight after the family dinner?”“Sounds good, Pops!” he replied, causing everyone to laugh.“Jen,” I said, “I ran into Anna Wilson on Friday.”“Wow! Now.