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"These are absolutely gorgeous," she whispered reverently "Early to land, if I'm not mistaken How I remember" her voice trailed off and her eyes misted up as she recalled another life, another century I sat with my hands insadness when she realised all the time she had lost

Then suddenly she froze, shock in her eyes and gripping theover her shoulder at the photograph she held between her fingers I saw three people, two men and a woman The men had the same stern expression that they all seemed to have from that era, but the woman's expression was indefinably different froed to do obtrusive in any way She was smaller than the men, and plainly dressed I looked closer, past the drab clothing and the severe hairstyle, and saw an expression that radiated serene confidence and so else - a kind of tranquil menace And then it struck me She had the eyes of a vampire

"Lizzy," said Julia eventually I nodded, du in your faraphs?"

"Good question," I finally replied "I have no idea" And then it occurred to ht become better informed about this whole crazy business Myand small I needed to speak to her, face to face And I needed to do it soon

Angus

"Right," said Fergus "Noe need to just sit down for a moment and try to make sense of the chaos of the past couple of days"

We had gathered around the dining table while we ate a late lunch and discussed the situation It had been less than twenty-four hours since Mark had been taken, and yet so much had happened in those hours, that ourOliver had woken up and wandered downstairs to join us He was still pale, but his arle at which it had hung from his body earlier had disappeared, and soain "Fact number one Anne abducted Mark yesterday afternoon, and carried hiht to Scotland, where she has her base"

"That's an assumption," interjected Oliver quietly "She could have several bases, and the one we scouted out this h, I could sus And one of the supposition"