"Your mental and emotional, er, recovery is just a factor of time, correct?" Mental yes," my mother replied hesitantly."It's the emotional recovery we...'re not certain about," my dad continued. "He's resisting the return of his feelings." I am not," I said calmly. "I've only had a few emotional sensations since I woke up, and while I have said I don't wish to restore them, I haven't resisted feeling them when they happen. They just don't last very long, and are not very strong, that's all." That. Then she said, "I have studied the Prophecy like every first daughter and chief before me. But I must admit that I have never considered it like this before." Neither had we, Mother. But I have been thinking about it all evening. And I plan to seek the counsel of all the old ones while we wait for the Waharahi to return. That is, IF he chooses to return," Rose said sadly."Waharahi, it appears I was wrong. I..." Dawn started to say."Wait. We are not finished," I said, cutting her off. "Eve,. I didn't want to miss another opportunity at getting a drink and putting on a show, but something told me that I shouldn't slow my pace either, or else the game would be over. I continued at my pace as he hurried to get the hose unrolled. I smiled as I noticed that in his hurry he was actually taking longer by tangling the hose.I stopped jogging at the bottom of the hill, just as I neared the edge of one side of his lawn. Looking over at him. He gave me a look as if to say, he was sorry that he. Mum walked in and smiled when she saw Lily sleeping on my bed. She slept on her back. Her eyes were shut. The blanket on top moved up and down with her breathing. Mum looked at me and spoke."It was nice of you to sleep on the mattress last night so Lily had a bed to sleep on." My mum thought I had slept on the mattress."The mattress wasn't very comfortable," I said, stretching my back."We've got to wake her up now." Mum laid a hand on Lily and softly shook her body. "Wake up," she said lightly..