"You get used tothem eventually, I assure you."I didn't want to have to get used to them, anymore than I wanted to haveto get used to having Gruber an... Grost in the castle.Unfortunately I had no say in the matter. - 47 -The upheaval caused by arrival of the castle's new residents continuedinto the following day with Grost still setting up his new office andHelmut and Gerda sorting things out in their now shared office. Gruberhad thankfully departed early in the. ? ?Remove yourengagement ring and your wedding band and give it to me.? ? ?No. Please don?ttake them. I haven?t had them off since our wedding day.? ? Patty was cryingas she held her left hand with her right one. ? ?So. You lied tome when you told me you would give me anything if I didn?t harm you.? ?? Patty kept cryinghysterically as she starred at Mistress Diana and knew she was waiting for therings and finally started to wiggle them off her finger. Patty put the rings upto her mouth and. Her parents had flown up from Florida. Everyone was thrilled to death for Inez, but at the same time, there was an undeniable aura of wistful melancholy. A few days after returning from New Mexico, we'd let everyone know about our plans to move.Most affected by our announcement were, as expected, Mom and Dad. Of course, they were thrilled for Inez and the opportunity that lay before her. However, the sudden knowledge that their firstborn son and daughter-in-law – and their only grandchild, who. Now both Scott and Gabrain began to pump oil out of the basket at a steady rate on both sides, creating a river of oil down the sides of the Pass below where the archers were stationed. Once they had passed over the concrete rampart Scott waved the tartan flag once more.Longbow archers now fired flaming arrows all along the lines of oil, setting them alight. Once the oil was well lit the men on the slopes slashed sacks of flour and tipped them down into the flames. The fine dust increased the.