Members of their society had stolen ancient artifacts attributed to Merlin on many occasions. Sometimes these artifacts were legitimate and sometimes ...they were not.Ironically enough, while Merlin had recorded a great deal of his knowledge, the power hungry witches who had formed the sisterhood had not. Over time a great deal of their knowledge and understanding was lost and now they found themselves dependant on the writings of a man to shore up their knowledge of magic.The eldest looked around. Sturm stated. "It is not really something that turns me on" Oh" said Danni feeling a little disappointed. Ms. Sturm just shook her head and they drove the rest of the way in silence. They arrived at a medium sized house with a well tended front yard."Go ring the doorbell. Theodore will call me when he is finished with you" Ms. Sturm commanded.Danni went and rang the doorbell. The man who answered the door was about her height, brown haired, brown eyed with a large slightly crooked nose. . .. we have a little company and I need to get you out of here in case their intentions are less than honorable...” I dressed in a heartbeat and he lifted me out a side window facing away from the valley entrance. Just as I cleared the window ledge, I thought about the dogs and realized they were obviously stalking the people coming to kill me.That gave me a perverse pleasure. After what those people did to Ross, they and anyone that helped them would get what they deserved if those killer dogs. NOTE: Traditionally bhang mixed in thandayi is served on Holi. Some people go to the extent of mixing bhang in sweets and other snacks also. Thandayi, a cooling drink, is made of grounded dry fruits predominantly almonds, herbs and select spices blended with cold milk or water. It was a fine sunny day. The sun was shining bright in the sky. It was not hot but warm enough to make playing with water a pleasure. We all assembled in the lawn of the house. After greeting each other and rubbing dry.