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So now Finn was out on the balcony, disgusted with her again, s a flare of her own temper It was his fault just as much as her own

She didn’t understand ith hih… and still, she had to adan rose as well and slipped into a robe She walked out on the balcony Finn was standing by the rail, looking out over it

"Look, I’, not looking at her "You had a dream"

"Horrible I can’t even relove I hadn’t a clue you were even asleep You looked straight at me half a dozen tian, you did"

"Then I’ve started sleeping withthat I’ you" He looked at her at last His eyes were distant He was distant Cool, aloof "What a surprise Fallon hasn’t shown up yet"

"Apparently, I didn’t scream that loudly"

"Either that, or he’s decided that you’re a hopeless, abused woman"

"Finn, stop it"

She could see that his jaas locked It took hiain, then his words surprised her

"We should leave"

"Leave? We’re a huge success We’ve sold hundreds of CDs in two days We’ve had national news coverage"

"Right But look what’s happening to us"

She frowned, feeling a little ripple of fear, but it was all so absurd They’d be idiots to give in to it "We can’t leave You don’t just walk out on a job like that"

"If it’s costing us ourus our e!" she protested She shook her head vehee It would help if you didn’t suddenly consider yourself to be the Marquis de Sade"

"What?" The as sharp, fast, and furious

"Finn, you’re… you’re just getting too rough! Like a conquering barbarian or so I told you--"

"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!" he said angrily "You drea’

--your words, not h"

"You don’t even reh it all tonight"

She fell silent, then turned sharply and walked back into the bedrooan, we should leave"

She stood still for a long moment She couldn’t help but recall how old Andy Markham had terrified her in the woods Bac-Dal wants you

And then there had been Morwenna’s concern, when she’d done her "reading" There’s so bad Did… Finn ever hurt you? I mean, really There were the ru terrible in the future A horrible danger, and it’s as if it comes from… Finn

She’d been irritated with her cousin Ru into it

They should leave Yes They should have!

Right Ruin their careers over old ends and a crazy old man who liked to tell stories

She spun on Finn "You’re saying we should leave You don’t believe in ghosts The whole thing with Wiccans or witches or ghosts, spooks, goblins, whatever, is pure rot But despite that, you think that we should take a chance on never getting work again--or getting really decent work again--because I, sorry--and I ahtmares?" She was aree, it would suck to walk out But itWhen we’re here…

you’re very strange"

She was strange?

She bit her lip, startled by the sudden flash of tears that threatened to spill froe, don’t you think?"