"I should ... umm..." She paused, took a sip of orange juice and wet her lips. It was an unconsciously sensual gesture and Peter could not help but fo...low the motion of her pink tongue and glistening, ruby lips."I've cast a spell," she said quietly, and Peter looked up, startled, not really catching her words. "I cast a spell, while you were in the shower," she repeated. Her eyes were looking at various things: her plate, the wall; anything but his face. "Until the setting of the sun, nothing. ..” he looks to Hera briefly and then back to Eris. “As far as anyone will be concerned, they ran off because they were guilty. If anything is found, it will look like the ferals got them before they could make it off the mountain.”Eris nods at the man. “What about your mother?” Hera asks, wanting to find out just how far the woman will go. “Are you going to give over your brother?”Eris grins. “I’ve got it covered.”“Okay,” Hera says almost quietly. “Um...”Eris grabs Hera’s arm and tugs her. A voice, sounding old yet decidely female, spoke, "Hanna, listen well forI shall say this only once - it is you who must overcome the problems setupon you. It is only you who can break this cycle of detriment andwrongdoing - You must become who you really are."Hanna replied, "What is it I am, I am confused, lost and doubting, man orwoman, lover or slave?"The voice softly laughed, "Do not think dear, that descriptions of one'sself are always meaningful, they divide when truly we are them all,. ‘Let’s take a walk so I can prepare you for tonight,’ she said as she slipped her hand into mine and slowly guided me to my feet. My heart was racing as we walked together toward the door. I stopped and glanced back at the grandfather clock one last time. We paused at the door as she reached out and placed her hand on the door knob. ‘One thing I must tell you before we leave this room is that everything that happens here is of your choice. You were called here because of you. You don’t have to.