She has a very strong faith; she was the one who saw the angel take Shannon away after all. She sees me as a gift from God sent to save her and avenge...her dead family. She's not showy about it, but she prays for me every day. And I was in danger, after all. It's nice to know I have someone like her in my corner."Then I went to spend some time with Amber and explain what would be happening in a few days. That she would be leaving to go to school and that I was arranging for someone to care for. "Bobbi took hers from a man who challenged her when all she had was a knife. She beat him and took the sword barehanded. I used hers to defeat a different man who would have taken it. I kept his." You are both warriors." He bowed to us. His son and his daughter in-law bowed to us, too. We returned their bows gravely. By then, some of the others had arrived including Reggie and Mary and Jerold and May from Camden.Jerold came up and bowed to Mandu and said, "Well met, Mandu. I am glad you came. I. .would you like to come and see us? It's so much easier if we talk it through over a coffee! Would you like that?"I was silent sitting in my chair with a massive hard-on. "I would like that, but you are quite away from me...it would be a long way to come for a coffee, especially if I didn't want the dressing service!"The lady laughed "Darling, you sound like you really need to put on a frock and de-stress! Am I right, darling?"I suddenly felt really relaxed talking to her, "I can offer you a. I was just sitting there looking at it thinking it reminded me of every pleasant Christmas memory I’ve ever had. Then you came in and said about me giving you a hard time about last year’s tree and needing to find a new place to live if I did it again. It hit me like a ton of bricks just how bad I’ve been and that we may never have another Christmas together. There’s no explanation why but I feel so ashamed of how I’ve treated you.”We both sat quietly for a minute. Her waiting to see how I’d.