Dressed in a dark black suit, with a long black cape d****d over his shoulders, August Quartermane stared down at the sleeping woman and let a low a**...*l like growl rumble deep in his chest. Marie Timmons was immediately awakened by the noise, and as her eyes slowly came into focus, she could clearly see the outline of a large figure standing next to her bed. She tried to scream, but no sound would come from her mouth, she seemed frozen, unable to say or do anything to defend herself. It was as. The sergeant sat down again and pickedup a telephone. A short conversation took place with the handset, and thenshe put it down. "Good news young lady!" smiled the sergeant. "We won't be keeping you waitingany longer. Our commandant says she is expecting you … perhaps she willbe able to 'clear up' this…er… unfortunate matter." A real fear of the unknown gripped Sarah as the sergeant barked instructionsto the two guards. Holding her arms tightly they marched her away, pushingand pulling her. She did not give me restrictions on who I could tell. I figured I should tell you first.“I’ll write up a summary of what I told you. Send it out to all the priests and priestesses. I am going to need all the prayers I can get to find those talismans.”About an hour later, Melissa stood in front of her parents, Henry and Ember, and her fourteen-year-old half-brother, Andrew. She had just spent a half hour repeating what she had told Livia and Eric.“I wish you would have told me,” said Ember. “But. "Fuck it", he said, turning Vicki around and hoisting her on his shoulder, carrying her to the stairs."Jin", Vicki said, giggling. "Put me down. Put me down. I mean it." No." Come on, Jin. My Jinny Jin Jin." You lose weight?" You better not drop me", Vicki said, giggling some more and enjoying herself."You're slipping. I'm about to drop you."Every step taken, Vicki continued giggling up a storm, unable to stop herself."I'm telling mommy", she said."Don't make me spank you", said Jin."I dare.