"Their faces instantly soften with relief and I extended my arms inviting my other two mates into my arms. They slipped between my arms and we all hug...ged together.As we dressed Roya told the other two women about our other conversation, the one where I should give Martreen a baby before she became unable to conceive."Would you like my opinion on this Dac?" Sheel asked me tentatively as she slipped her shirt over her head."Absolutely," I answered."That would be a really nice thing to do for. Louise drifted over.Harry stood as she approached. Annette introduced them."I was just going to get Annette and me a drink," he said with a smile. "What about you?" Thank you. Could I have a coke?" Your very wish..." said Harry and left them together."All right?" asked Louise with a smile."Mmm, he's nice. He's doing Advanced Mathematics and Electronics for A Level and hopes to get a scholarship to uni." Wow! An egghead!"Annette giggled. "You could say that, I suppose, but he's also into nature. When I get my stuff from home. I’ve got to shower now.”“I’ll help.”They were showered and cleanly clad when they met in the lobby.“It’s only a kilometer to Kindred. Do you mind walking?”“Not at all,” Tessa said. “It’s quite different walking here in the city.”They greeted and sat and ordered dinner. Then Gordy said that he’d “Really like a narrative of the last week.”Tessa began with Patrick’s departure. She told of Boobook and of their visit to the radio station. Tessa began to eat and Sam. If I get tired of hearing it I'll cut your tongue out. You ready?"Before he could answer or beg, Greg pulled the combat knife he was heating in the fire and laid the flat of the blade against his cheek. The skin immediately seared and a terrible stench filled the air.Ronnies' scream caused one of the cousin to jump off the porch. He was about to go in when the other pulled him back."Best leave it be."Thirty minutes and many screams later, it got silent. Greg appeared at the door, blood soaked.