And just as I knew Jill was never careless with words, so Jill also knew that I always listened hard to parse and understand every nuance of what she ...eant. So, with our eyes still locked together Jill could see the sadness and the fear in my eyes, as she tried to read whether I would object or give-in to the future she was hinting at.It was already late and this tense and traumatic evening ended in the most surreal of ways. As we turned off the lights and headed upstairs, Jill turned on the. This could not have been used for summoning, it was merely acting as a gate, drawing in the ambient magickal energy in the environment and concentrating it here.It felt good. This was a place where nature ruled, and the magick was strong.Movement caught her eye, the shadow of a hooded figure walking towards her through the fog. The stranger must have been hiding just out of view, watching her materialize. Nahash bristled, but as he reached up to pull back his dark hood, she recognized. Behind me, I could hear Jeannie's muffled protests.Stopping on just the other side of the door, I made Ted lean back against the side of the cabinets. We were in the doorway, but sheltered from view by the door. But not for longSee, the door was a "Dutch" door. The kind found in kitchens all over. There's a top and a bottom part to the door, so if you want, you can shut the bottom part and leave the top part open, for a breeze, or for a view.Well, the "view" was exactly what I had in mind, but. She then added 'And since I have a lovely daughter again I'll treat us todinner at La Terraza tonight'. I gulped and said I didn't think I couldget away with going out in public, but she dismissed my objections bysaying that she wouldn't have made the suggestion if she had had anydoubts about me carrying it off and went upstairs to get her coat.Meanwhile I looked through Hannah's wardrobe and found a lightweight,blazer style jacket and slipped it on. We were about to leave when Mumsaid 'A.