”“Thank you. I imagine that there was a bit after ... how many years?”“If you went in there just after Serana was put in Dimhollow Crypt, then...about thirty centuries. We were actually surprised it wasn’t dustier or dirtier in here and that so many things are well preserved.”“Yes, well, I am a bit of an expert on the arts of necromancy. There were certain spells that I was able to create to help preserve things.”“Thank you, Lydia. Valerica, do you want to come with us, to our home?”“Even after. I felt badly about that, considering how much time she devoted to my paper, but it was her choice. In truth, she was probably happier with the attention I received than she would have been for herself. I recognized this as true, but it was still difficult to accept. In any event, it came as a shock when she invited me to Boston to meet her parents.The occasion was Elspeth's graduation party. Sean wanted to throw me one, but I told him it was too soon after the baby. Cindy was born three weeks. Lewis and Ellie Keith’s in laws.Sarah Marsh retro hippieGeneral Briggs rdDoris owner of the consignment shop.Jo Anne Joyner Wall : Keith’s first girlfriend. Three girls 16 13 10oldest daughter gingerMr Jessup buyer of Keith’s scooter.Rebecca Avondale deacon and keith’s client.Marsha stylist to RebeccaGulfcrest hotel/casinoElanor, Mark and Simon family being stalkedSylvia Amos sheriff’s detective.Willow goth chick. Computer nerdAbdi arab family victim of arson.Ginger Moss Willow’s motherMr. You have been asleep since that battle with Athol. He used a spell on you that no one had ever seen before. We tried every mage we could find to help free you but none could."Later while we had Athol's notebook we looked in it, but it didn't contain the spell he used so we still had no idea of how to free you. But in the end it didn't seem to matter. While the rest of us aged around you, you stayed the same. You didn't age one day. I prayed that you would come back to me, but you remained.