Since their arrival, June had received many invitations to join various women's groups, go to morning coffees and other such, but she had declined mos... of them, as she felt vaguely uncomfortable around many of the other wives. After a few months, June had found it almost impossible to go shopping. Whenever she went to the village she would be followed closely by a small group of black men who would stare at her and make comments amongst themselves, speaking in a language June couldn't. Her workhad begun almost immediately. Rachel had taken her to her small roomwith the attached bathroom. She had handed her the plain cotton maid'soutfit and told her that she would be responsible for all of thecleaning and waiting on the Duke and Duchess at meal times. A week laterand she was just beginning to get used to the work load. The onlypossible perk was unfettered access to the house.She took a good look around the room. It was large and furnished in anopulent manner similar to the. . well almost absolute."Yes, dad," she sighed in supplication."Good," the nurse said with a nod. "Right, I shall just go and fetch your sister and then we can swap you over." I love you, daughter," her father murmured gruffly, and Iris reached out to stroke his hand."I love you too, daddy," she whispered tearfully.The day drifted on its course and there was no sign of James.Iris and her aunt were sitting back in the waiting area, and neither of them seemed to want to talk much.It had been a. .. revenge."Kill Him!" She yelled at the fire wall.Over and over she chanted; each cry becoming more and more hateful.Stuart held his right hand out in front of him and using his left he drew symbols all around his right hand. As his fingers drew the symbols in the air, water particles in the air began to form the seals he was drawing.When he had finished, he heard one of the women chanting 'Kill him', and he smiled knowing that in a moment he would stop Arihah's fiery summon.With no more than.