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Still distracted, verythe kettle and Country Roses tea set Then holding the cup in her hand she walked around the outer edges of the roohly polished and ornate were placed strategically in front of large portrait s, overlooking the beautiful bay Deep leather sofa and ar in front of a fireplace, carved etchings in the wood running down each side Heavy oak panelling filled walls on every side Books heaved on a giant bookcase, next to which a computer flickered to life in the corner
Surprised, she bowed her head as she read the words that appeared as if bynext to where Shadoatched, quiet a across his face
Welcome, my Precious This is the ill cos will coifts of the heart Be open withwhen you wake, take tihts Tell me your dreams Your concerns Your fears Let me have a special place in your heart as you have in mine
Perching on the chair she put the cup aside, and typed quickly
My heart is full You are there, with me always Already I miss your presence But if this is the way it must be, at least there is a way I can reach you when I ha
ve that need Please, be gentle with me Tread softly lest you tread on my dreams?
White Lady with the nuht Do well by Shadow He is your teacher for now Learn well and he will reward you But go now, and explore Use the tiiven
As the words spooled away froh the roo The bedrooth of the wall, but they were empty There was also a chest on the floor locked Either side of the king-size bed was a lockerswiftly on she cae bathroom, a bath sunk into the floor, with deep carpet-piled steps encircling its sides
A shower cubicle of large cupboard proportions stood to one side And a deep basin boasting shining gold taps hung below an array of cupboards filled with expensive creams and oils, and all ton Hall, because that was their suppliers
They sensed her indecision, watched her working through the desire to feel the war some of the products she had seen; or sa in the sunlight beyond She chose the latter And washing the crockery she had used carefully in the sink, she hesitated onlysoulfully into the e open the doors andsun to the beach
Caly randoh the lenses they could see her clearly, sitting on a flat rock, her toes dipped in the cool waters of The Sound It was the first time they had seen her actually relax since her arrival She pulled the fur of the coat closer around her, as if a sudden flurry of wind had reached inside to touch her pale skin Or else she had beco on show Her actions seemed to confirm the latter, as she turned back towards the upper s of Arcana to wave Did she sense thee to wave back It was as if she needed to know she wasn’t entirely alone
Later, back in her Chaood use of the creams and oils, and the shower obviously fulfilled a need Shadow brought dinner to her on a trolley, and she seeht in the silver platters filled with delicious disheshad been carefully orchestrated and planned, designed to offer pleasure, comfort, protection, and to help her feel special, loved They needed it to become familiar to her, to be home
By early evening she looked tired, drained, as if all the life had gone out of her The new lifestyle was taking its toll For the first ti quickly beneath the a the bed
It took butsleep She slept so soundly that she remained oblivious to the covered footsteps of Shadow and her Master They gazed down at their charge, sht as if returning as a foetus to the woht In their wake they left bowls of red roses as a way of expressing their pleasure, a gift to tell her she was special
One full blooreet her when she awoke a prelude to the specialness which would follow Shadow had lovingly nurtured the rose fro by the wayside He called the rose siel