She shook her head and I could see that she was near to tears."I have lost my son and daughter in law in the crash. They were going on holiday with th...ir children who miraculously have survived with minor injuries."What age are the children?" I asked her.They are six, eight and nine, and I am their only living relative since my daughter in law was an only child of older parents, and they are both dead. I love them dearly, but the thought of looking after them at my age scares me. I just don't. I’m kind of a fuck-up. Come on.” He headed to one side of the camp.Tina followed him to another hut, this one definitely not as nice as George’s. It was more of a lean-to, really, with a dirt floor. It did seem to be dry, though. They sat down under its protection, mostly shadowed from the setting sun.“Did he hurt you?” Dylan asked.“No, he was actually quite nice,” Tina replied. “Maybe that’s because I answered his questions. I didn’t want them to hurt you more.”“What did he ask about?”Tina. The Wood Elves chose a new Queen over a century ago and the Elders still refuse to reach out to her." Holy One she has allowed her warriors to raid several of our camps and murder innocents." Tarifa spoke, her voice holding distrust and anger in it. "How can she be trusted? Rumor has it she is even working with Marcus and the Alliance to wipe us out." Do you believe this Tarifa?" The man asked."I do not want too Holy One, but the evidence is very nearly overwhelming." Tarifa replied. "Just. “Uhhm, well, we got talking and she was curious about me and how I was raised and it just seemed to come up,” I stammered, unconvincingly I’m sure. “She doesn’t have any parents or relatives, just her guardians.”My mother gave me a long, silent stare of curiosity. “I thought she was just a study partner.”“No ... she’s a project partner and we’re working on developing a computerized scheduling program for Crook College. It’s worth five credits for me if we pull it off, as well as getting me a.