Word had travel, by servant gossip, to where Casparsat drinking in one of the castle's gardens. The slave Nefertaribrought the news to him.Besides th... sorcerer, Horus, she was the only one who knew of hiscrystal neckless. He'd used it on her several times to cause her totake other shapes for his pleasure. Today he'd needed information andhad enlisted the beautiful woman to his cause. Using the necklace, he'dcaused her to take on the shape of Clove a servant who'd been withCaspar's family. Lindsey's eyes lit up. Her fathers was the first to get up and shake my hand and thanked me for coming. Lindsey practically shot out of her chair! She was in an incredible black dress! She was flanked by some friends from school, Cindy I recognized from band, the other girl I had not seen before. Her name was Katie. Katie was from Lindsey's old school back in Minnesota. She had flown out for the week. Lindsey practically ran over to me and gave me a hug and planted one on my cheek. I handed her. “Yes, please. And bring the usual wine for me and my date here, Emma,” Todd said.Giovanni took Emma’s hand and kissed it very formally.“Welcome, Miss Emma, to Bella Vista! Please, allow me to show you to your table.”The restaurant was quite beautiful. Todd pulled out the mahogany chair which had elaborate scroll work on the seat back. As Todd seated himself, their waiter came over with a bottle of wine which he presented to both of them before opening and pouring.“Oh, none for me thanks!” Emma. I followed her and grabbed her bag before she did."Hey, that's mine."Pulling out her keys, I shoved them into my jean pocket. "You'll have to walk."She didn't verbalize what she felt, but slammed the door hard enough on the way out to knock the picture of my nieces and nephews off the wall.After I cleaned up the glass from the frame, I opened the box of bears and taking them out one at a time, I began placing them around the room. When I took out the last one, a sweet faced guy wearing a.