. do you belong to someone now?"(And you know what you are giving me?)Richie swallowed. "Mom, I..." Does someone else control you? Are you some else's...slave?"(You know you will be mine after this?)Richie opened his mouth to deny this, but no words came out. He closed it again without uttering a sound.Sandra looked into his eyes, her own shimmering. "Oh, God, Richie..." she croaked."Mom, it's okay. She's not gonna do anything to me."Sandra covered her eyes with her hand."Mom, it... it wasn't bad. Now, if you will go over to Richard’s, will you give a little billet to Harriet from me? We will have to start on our plan of action as soon as possible. Would you mind if I showed this letter to Harriet and Moira? No? Wonderful! Now get dressed, dear.”Arriving at the Carters’ house to deliver Lucy’s billet, Ellen received an invitation to share lunch with the family. Ellen’s mood improved as it became clear that the Carters had again taken her in as part of their family. If anything, Eleanor. I wanted to cry and shout for help butdarkness dropped over me like a cloak.Over a period of time, that I was later to find was three months, Idrifted in and out of a d**g induced slumber, the reality of mysituation still strong in my mind but totally helpless to do anythingabout it. I could feel that my body was tightly strapped, with my waistpainfully restricted. My body and face tingled painfully as I feltslight electric shocks hitting me. I knew that I was receivinginjections in various. A portal in the shape of a doorway had been set up and soon flared into the lambent violet light that signified a major transference as Morgana, Simon, Arch, Jemima and for the first time Julia stepped through onto the world we knew as Loegria's soil."So this is the big secret that my Seers were forbidden to even discuss with me save only for an obscure name," she said with a smile as the group were met with an almost mass formal greeting."Yes, Mage Julia," Rowenna replied. "This is not a place.