‘Is this the new one you were telling me about?’ Doc asked. ‘This is Candy, say hello to Doctor Forbes,’ Marvin told her. ‘Hi! Err, hello, ...ir,’ she stammered. She was obviously nervous before a stranger. ‘What do you think?’ Marvin asked. ‘She has a good strong back. It should support a couple of heavy weights,’ he opined. Marvin was amused the way he talked so casually, when away from the clinic. ‘As large as Cindy?’ he asked. ‘Why not, her frame could stand it. Larger if you want,’ he. Mindblind stepped back, bumping into the wall with his fists clenching tight and face burning with rage. The Lakeshore Man. Reed. He felt like a fool for not making the connection before.“Cerebus?” Kathleen asked in a startled voice as he whirled on his heel.“All of you stay here. Don’t come out.”“Where are you going? Shouldn’t you wait for Raven?”“Stay inside the Cat,” Mindblind repeated, his boots thumping ominously on the boards as he walked toward the stairs.The guards moved back from the. He descended from the horse groaning and moaning, stayed for few seconds in the bent over position and arose finally. The sounds coming from his spine resembled shredding of paper and the man grimassed. As soon as he arrived in the vertical position, his face lit up and he sighed with pleasure. Just in the moment he wanted to be happy about the new found place, seven masked shapes jumped off the bushes. The leader of them approached the black horseman and it became visible in the moonlight that. Then stopped to stare at Roana. "You should have started last week."Now with an even bigger grin Roana said, "He already knows. But not myMomma or his parents. We were going to tell everyone, but then thisstorm hit before the next group of herd guards could relieve us." Is that why he is being so over protective of you? Not letting you getvery far from his side by yourself?" Yes," she admitted. "And when this is over I am going to insist he rideme home to collect my things from the house."No.