I even had to show him how to use a napkin.But man, can he eat! I thawed a couple of steaks, and he finished everything except the bone. Shot through ...the salad, devoured the potato, everything gone except the bread, he doesn’t seem to care for it.Not awful table manners, though. He watches me almost constantly, and does what I do.The lights seemed to shock him when it got dark and I turned them on. He looked confused as hell. In a minute he walked over to touch one, very carefully. By that time. ”Julias looked over his shoulder at the marshal of the court, and raised a brow. A ghoul, the sheriff’s he believed, was standing beside the gate entrance from within. And someone had given him special instructions for Jack’s introduction. The Prince, evidently, was content to throw Jack into the deep end of the Danse Macabre.And the kid froze. For just a moment, there was fear in his eyes, that petrified fear from a quiet, shy person suddenly asked to speak to a crowd of their peers. Everyone. But then, why was I so nervous about our future? I had convinced myself that I was in love with Rance Cameron. I didn’t allow myself any doubt about that. So what was gnawing at me? We made love before we rose and showered and made our last pot of coffee. We each had a cup, then poured the rest of the pot into Rance’s thermos, packed up the final pieces of our belongings and took them to the truck. One last look around to make sure we hadn’t forgotten anything, and we were on our way. We. We usually didn't gather to watch her, but Mike and Lea were leaving for their 'date' right after lunch and I guess we were all a bit nervous."Lea," I said, once lunch was over and Kirsten was collecting the detritus, "Would you join me in the study for a minute?" Sure, can you get everything in the car, Mike?" Look," I said when we were in private, "I know you can handle this, your armor is stronger than mine. In fact, that's what I wanted to point out. If it gets to be too much, you can.