”“I know, you’re so accommodating,” Mac said, sounding way snarkier than intended. “Hey, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to come off like such ... dick. I’m just…”“You don’t need to apologize to me, okay? You have every right to be a little unsure of how this is all going to go. But trust me on this, he’s going to love knowing he’s your father. He loves you. That much was very clear at Mimi’s funeral.”“I know he does. It’s just awkward. Why didn’t I just call him when I found out? Will he think I was. You know what I think about her. I think she's only interested in one thing and it isn't Paul."There was quiet for a few moments then Ray came back into the lounge."Okay sport. You can stay here, but only on one condition..." said Ray."Conditions be hanged." I thought and rushed him, throwing my arms round him and hugging him soundly. To say he looked embarrassed would be a crass understatement. He was beet-red and didn't know where to put his face."Thank you so much Ray and you too Lily." I. VIII All is Revealed They were upon us before we realised we were under attack. We had just despatched a cave troll, encountered suddenly as we travelled in the hills along the Darkwater River near Lost Knife Hideout. Our first indication that we could not yet relax were screams from the horses, which had fled as we came upon the troll just as we rounded a bend in the road. Luckily for the horses, the werewolf skinwalkers and a couple of their wolf companions were intent on attacking us, and so. Yet, they did what she told them although often reluctantly. It may have been that they had simply always had to do what their mother told them for so long that it was habit to do what she said. It may have been they actually got something from the discipline. I wasn’t sure but I was curious.“No one wants to watch the pre-show rituals,” Betty told me that we didn’t have a lot time to talk but that we really needed too. “Do you remember what I first said to you when I met you?” she asked.I had.