She wished us a good night in return and stood there with the casual gentle smile on her face as I left the room. My legs were like rubber and my mind...was still racing, replaying the vision over a hundred times before I reached the top of the stairs. I poured myself a full glass of red wine which was nearly empty in the five minutes that passed before I heard the front door close with Mandy's departure. Simultaneously, Julie walked down from the hall into the kitchen with her hair piled up in. " Matt leaned onme as we made our way over to the sofa.It seemed like another glass of wine was in order, so I opened anotherbottle and poured one, before preparing an ice pack for Matt.Back in the living room, Matt had stretched out on the couch with hisfoot up. So I sat down next to him, applied the ice pack, then startedrubbing his hand to calm him down."It isn't too cold, is it?" No, Mrs. T, it's fine. Thank you for taking care of me." No, Thank you for helping me. I'm so sorry that you. We will not tolerate your kind here.’ Hearing his storming footsteps move from the door, Eleanor allowed herself to breath. The deep, ragged breaths that rushed into her lungs were however, far from comforting, the smell of the guard’s blood making her gag. Rising quickly, Eleanor moved to the cool, clear water, rinsing her hands free of the red stain, checking her tunic for such too, and thankfully only finding a trace. Oh god, my dagger!! Running back to the door, Eleanor peers through the. Sophie was there almost every day to cook and help while I was out to work, not that I was gone long at any time. Martha and Sophie are becoming best friends now. Shrimp graduated from high school in June. He was in the 3rd in the class of 240, they were from all over the county. The family is proud of his accomplishments. After Sunday supper he and I went for a walk around the property. I asked what his plans were. His answer left me speechless, ‘I want to work with you, to continue the.