I cannot say I began to act with confidence, but as I prayed, I – hard to believe, I know – felt a presence. So strongly, I looked round to see wh... was there. And my hands felt hot. Ethel sighed, and I looked down at her to see the lines on her face disappear, and I could see the beauty that must once have been hers. Still was, I suppose.I anointed her and pronounced a formal blessing, whereupon I dried up, with nothing more to say.Ethel looked up at me and smiled. "Thank you, Father. I feel. It still affects my insides to see him like this, even after 10 years of being together. I could look at him forever, but all too soon he has stepped into the shower and out of view. While J was making us the drinks he must have set the laptop up in the bedroom, and started the playlist I had made. The sweet seductive sounds filter through to the bathroom. I lean my head back, relaxing, allowing myself to think about all that I have planned for the next 24 hours. J knew what I had in mind.. .." I said before I realized she was going out the door. "You get a kick out of surprising me, don't you?" I thought to her as she left the train, heading for the motor coach and the others."Yeah!" she laughed. "You have to admit, it's hard to do. Wait until I tell your sister! She'll never believe me."Now I'm not really slow or dim-witted, and I wasn't tired or stressed, or anything. But for some reason, as I considered what she was going to tell my sister, I suddenly realized what Mikeya had. This ought to be fun.Aedan pragmatically just began shucking armour. Leli, Wynne, Zevran, Sten, and even Morrigan followed suit, looking unconcerned. We had decided to have Shale and Prince remain on this side of the fire, which left just Alistair and I, both looking panicked. I met his eyes just long enough to be suddenly even more embarrassed, and finally had a choice between curling back up on the floor with Prince or getting on with it."Oh for the love of God. I can't believe I'm doing.