She nodded. "I was afraid of that.” She laid her green cloak on the grass. Then she laid down on it, face-up, propping her hands behind her head and...gesturing to Tam Lin. “Well, come on then: Take me.” She said it in tones usually reserved for ordering someone to clean the stables. Tam Lin, breaking all known precedent, hesitated. On one hand, here was a beautiful woman who had given him an unambiguous go-ahead. On the other hand, her body language suggested less a woman and more a fallen tree.. He'd have to divorce me. He doesn't want that. He loves me and I love him. But even if he didn't want to lose me, he wouldn't have a choice. He'd be a wimp in your eyes if he didn't throw me out. He'd reap your scorn and disgust, wouldn't he? He'd have to.But after that he'd be all alone.To you it would mean nothing that he would lose all he has. For you there is only Truth, Morality and Decency. To hell with all the poor souls that get trampled to mush under the iron boots of that unholy. I was furious and was rummaging the draws. I asked if anyone knew it and all including my widowed mother and sister were quiet.I left for school without it. I suspected that my sister was using it. I thought so because she had that wicked smile which i see on her usually during our sibling rivalry moments. So i hid behind the door and true enough she came in to change after school. The moment she dropped her skirt and i saw it i jumped from behind and confronted her. She was furious and. Giving them only enough time to wave the gathering flies away and drape the animal across Merryl’s broad shoulders, Lena led the curious party back through the woods. Merryl stopped short next to the Great Oak. ‘I’m not going in there,’ she said, nodding to where the trees grew closer together casting longer, deeper shadows. ‘That’s Faerie-land.’ ‘Please, it’s not far,’ Lena begged. ‘I wouldn’t ask if it weren’t important.’ Karina shivered. ‘It’s creepy. Don’t you feel like someone’s watching.