John lead me to his quarters on the way telling me the history of the place. We came to an area which he explained was in the old days a place where y...ounger novices entertained the older monks. He smiled at me, as I said blushing, what sort of entertaining did the older monks enjoy, knowingly exactly what he meant.John moved closer to me and placing his arm around my shoulder he said If I could keep a secret he would love to show me, as it had been ages since he'd had any visitors, with whom he. He impregnated our mother, and his wife didn’t know. All she knew was that he was around a young woman more than she deemed good for him.”“I’m sorry. I didn’t know.” he said with real hurt for them.“If you chose for us to go, we will leave the children with a trusted human who knows who we really are. That is how we were raised. If I may suggest, please do not chose this path. It is not the best way for a child of either race to mature.” She choked up; bringing old and painful memories back to. The sky was a harsh blue, not a speck of cloud anywhere, and there, creeping up over the horizon was the hellish sun, It’s fiery wrath pouring down on the dead ground. I closed my eyes against the glare and made no attempt to seek shade. More then once out here I’d wished that the sun could burn away my memories as easily as it burned away the life of this place. I’d been crossing the desert for…I don’t even know how many days. I’d lost track. I stumbled along in a stupor, half-insane from. The nurse from the previous day entered Courtney's room as she startedto rouse. "how are you doing, hon?" the woman asked. "Like I gotkicked by a mule" Courtney answered. "How long is this going to last?" just until this hydrocodone kicks in. We'll use morphine if we haveto, but it's best to start with this. Then when you're ready, we'll getyou prettied up for your parents. And what's his name, Tony too, Iguess." She laughed at the last part, knowing that he was probably theMOST.