..about my mom?" Yeah," she responded slowly, looking a little confused."Well..." I paused, licking my lips slowly, "I found out what happenedto her."...eth stared at me, and then said, "Isn't that good news?" She didn't abandon me," I whispered, beginning to shake again."She...she died."Beth put her hand on mine, looking sympathetic. "I'm sorry. How?"I forced a smile, feeling a little better with her there. "Shewas...murdered. By a super-villain." Beth looked surprised, then evenmore so when I. Alarms started to ring in my mind. Seductive much!? Hearing this we three stopped quarreling and got excited as well."Hoho, my little girl, now that is indeed one interesting tale. So I think today I should tell you that one."Many years ago, when even I was still a small child, the village of Myrad was nothing but a couple of houses and farms. In those days, almost everybody was a farmer and they lived in harmony."However that didn't mean that they were safe. The town of Myrad was said to be. Besides, the fact that he told you face to face had to mean that his message was pretty important. He usually leaves anonymous e-mails or phone messages." If it was that important, do you think this event might affect him?"She shrugged, "It's possible."That explained something, but at the same time created new questions. I was to keep all my girls safe from the kidnappers, but I didn't have any useful information on that would-be problem."You said his ability was to keep me from seeing him in. It wasn't the same as being alone with her in my kitchen or in my bed but seeing the contentment that showed on her face made my small sacrifice painless.Becky knew the actor's lines before they did. Watching her work gave me new insight as to how she was able to maneuver me into doing what she wanted me to. She didn't just prompt the actors when they needed help. She recited the line with the inflection in her voice that she wanted them to project. Miss Davenport must have heard it too but she.