A foot lifted up and Ma used her lower leg to cradle it along the edge of the tub. Her toes curled just as her right arm started moving faster. I star...d so hard it felt like my eyeball might fall out and drop through the crack in the door. I leaned forward and almost bumped the door with my head. The floor creaked when I jerked back!Ma’s eyes flew open, her foot fell back in the tub, and she stared at the door. I froze. Oh shit, shit, shit. Ma’s left arm came up across her breasts and the hand. His hands shook as he took his father by the shoulders, released, grabbed again. The same question kept flipping through Eldrian’s mind. The grief beast tried to rear its head but it choked instead. ‘Who is Anahid? Don’t go, tell me! Father, tell me! I’m here! What did you want to tell me?!’ Eldrian gave the man a gentle shake. A harder one. ‘Who is Anahid?’ A hand fell on his back. ‘Master Eldrian, we must not disturb the passed.’ ‘But he saw this Anahid, not me. Why did you say Anahid,. "Hon, I am a common ranch hand. I am not a gentleman. I am a rancher and that is all I want to be. If you think you can civilize me, you better think different," he told her. His face looked as if it was carved from a block of granite. She didn't answer.His face broke out in a soft smile as he added, "Cowgirl, you better not figure on wearing any of that eastern wear. Well, not unless you plan on me carrying you out to the pickup. We better take it because it has a higher center than your Jeep. When I stopped she said, “I am sorry Trent, I didn’t know she would do this. I understand if you do not want to be there for us now.”I spoke in frustration, “Jes, when are you going to understand? Why would I punish you, when you did nothing wrong? Why would I punish your sister, when all she did was base her opinion on the facts she had? I would have liked her to do her research before spiting that in my face, but this was sprung on her, so we must give her a chance. Besides, she already.