”He pulled me to him awkwardly one last time, kissing me sweetly. “Maker, I’m going to miss you. I love you, Sierra Theirin.”“And I you.”O...ce we finished packing, we stepped out of our tent, allowing a couple of the soldiers to fold away and pack the tent and furnishings. I hugged Aedan and Zevran, and then stole one last, desperate kiss from Alistair. The three heading to the Vigil bid Loghain and Dougal goodbye, and then they were off. I blinked back the tears that threatened, turning. When she got the email the next day with the instructions, she initially thought she wasn't going to go through with it. The instructions were simple: Do not reply to his email, but be at his house at exactly 8 PM on Friday, and walk in the front door without knocking or ringing the bell. She would find an envelope sitting on the foyer table with further instructions, which she was to follow to the letter. That was it. No mention of what he would do to her. No mention of what to do if she. She caught sight of a fallen section of wrought iron fence and relaxed. It looked as it was supposed to look.The wind abruptly fell, and an odd odor wafted to her, the stale smell of decay. With her next breath, the wind rose again and it was gone.Her heart thumped as she started forward. The wind died once more, and she sought that smell again. It did not materialize, but something else did: a faint sound from inside the cemetery.Music.Gina could not recognize the tune, the crunch of the snow. Yourvoice isn't too deep. Anyway lots of women have husky voices, don'tthey?"Although I probably sounded a bit nervous, none of the shop assistantsseemed to notice anything untoward. They just treated me as a customer.It was very comforting to have Ann with me. I wondered if I would havethe confidence to go out shopping on my own in girl mode. I was a bitconcerned that I might meet someone who knew me and who might recogniseme, but I didn't. We did meet some of Ann's friends, though..