The further they travelled from the town where she was kept prisoner, the more Sophia was able to look at her surroundings. At first everything seems... to be covered in mist, but gradually her vision cleared. With his usual tenacity, Yunan spoke little but occasionally he would ask if she recognized this landmark, or that village. Once they saw washing hanging to dry on bushes by a stream. Without thinking, Sophia remarked on the colour, mentioning it was a favourite with her sister. Yunan. I guess we could try staying together,see how it goes for a few weeks." I didn't tell her that I loved her. Ididn't want to complicate our relationship at this point.?Ten minutes later we pulled into my house. There were no cars in thedriveway, my parents having left for work. My sister, home on summerbreak from college, must have left early too. The beach was a good houraway and I thought I remembered her saying she was gonna take a tripdown there with some friends.The entrance to the house. Gwen was a happy woman.She received a gift of ten thousand dollars from Frank as a wedding present. She was two weeks late and felt sure that she was pregnant.John was a happy man. He feared that the same might happen when his first wife died at childbirth. Both the mother and child, a son, died. His love for Gwen had exceeded that he held for his late wife.Gwen, being a sexual creature, practically forced him to make love to her. John readily complied. He wanted to please his new wife in any. As he donned the medallion and the ring, he felt the contentment of the entity to finally have a master again. He did wonder what the strange crystal ball was for but he decided to play with it later. He also noted that the wand was different as he pressed it to his side.He saw that his old items were sitting on the bed beside his magical box. He touched them and smiled. “One more thing, before we leave,” he said as he picked them up. He turned to Edward and said, “Sir Edward de Vaal, do you.