Chapter 2 Julie woke a short time later as she heard, no felt, a presence in the room that wasn’t there just minutes before. The TV was still on, al...though a commercial was playing. She lifted her head from the arm of the couch and through her drowsy fog saw a tall figure near her small decorated tree. He was putting something on it, tenderly placing an ornament lovingly around a lower branch. Dressed in a bright, flowing green robe, she could see he was elderly, having a white beard and a. Carmel led me to the part of thebathroom that had about ten sinks and mirrors lined up along the wall.It wasn't until later that I took notice that the usual stainless steelmirrors had been replaced with glass and that each of the mirrors had abright light over it. One of the sinks had a high stool set up in frontof it and Carmel sat me on it."Now pay attention honey, you need to learn how to do this," she said.I noticed that on the shelf, below the mirror, was a large assortment ofmakeup.. Shell after shell pounded into the villages 13th century Church, its bell tower collapsing into the street, crushing people running to hide from the bombardment. The thatch in the cottage roofs caught alight, adding choking smoke to the fog. People would run out to escape the flames, where they would be caught and killed by the blasts and shrapnel from the shellfire.As the first shell exploded a group of labourers from a nearby farm, enjoying a quiet post work pint in the pub, ran out to see. I am master’s first wife and do not be alarmed, it is custom for the master to take many wives to ensure our clan continues to exist.”Cindy then confessed, “Wow that is some story. I’m not sure when, but somewhere I have heard it before. You see I was raised in an orphanage and didn’t know anything about my parents.”The woman-beast eyes went wild and she grabbed her face in surprise. She told Cindy not to be alarmed, but she had something to tell her. Cindy nodded her head and asked, “What on.