Then she lay there unmoving, and I realized that she had fallen asleep again. I continued to watch her for a few minutes, this beautiful little girl, ...his precious angel that had so recently come into my life. She was my darling, my sweetheart, my daughter.I lay awake for the longest time, just holding her in my arms. It felt so nice to be near her like this, to lie here in bed with her and just stare at her adorable little face. She still had the remains of that smile on her face as she slept. Fair warning though, he will not work cheap!" Thank you I said." Bowing to the old woman. "If there is a need to contact us between now and then, we can be reached at the Shavrom estate."We walked out the main door of the Beletaran Royal Library and into Artisan's Square. It was well past midday, and we had not yet eaten. Two days in Beletara, and so far we had been scrambling non-stop to make some headway in our task.We had been hosted at the Shavrom estate, and gladly, by Cord Ambrul and his. Unfortunately for him, as trustworthy as the moon, his hairsprung back into it's near perfect bouffant shape."What happened to you?" his father asked with his belly jiggling likeSanta as he chuckled.Eugene told them the whole story right up until the moment he walked inthe door, while his father kept laughing harder and harder.His father said, "Well your mothers going to be mad at you for a longwhile buddy. I feel sorry for you. Just imagine her face after she has toreschedule the. Everytime I washed it though, it got real wispy and I couldn't do anythingwith it. Tangles were beginning to be a major problem too. I hadactually wanted to ask Mom for her help, but I was afraid she'd justuse that as a reason to hassle me even more. Now here she was offeringthe help I'd been wanting -- how could I say no?"Actually, Mom, I've had some real problems with tangles lately, and Iwas going to ask if you knew how I could avoid them -- I just didn'twant you to hassle me or try and.