Exton

Alise wraps her arms around Stoneys neck, “You are not a beast, not to me. And you cant possibly be as scared as I am.” She curls up in Stoneys lap, and starts to giggle, “I cannot wait to find out if Ob is right, it has been too long... We had better get dressed Chiot, or I am going to want to find out now. Rowan said Mortuis was going to speak to us about something. And I suppose I need to speak to Rowan..."

Alise slips off Stoneys lap slowly, not really wanting to be anywhere else right now but needing to find some clothes before Mortuis comes to the cottage. Stoney pulls her back and kisses her deeply. She smiles and laughs, feeling better than she has for a long time. Stoney finds a pair of jeans and the only thing Alise can find that wont rub is a shift that she was sleeping in before she was taken. She pulls that on and grabs the shawl that Raina gave her. She wraps the soft blue fabric loosely around her shoulders. The shawl is long and covers most of her body and is soft on her sore skin.

In the living room she sits by Rowan, “I think I need to ask you about some things if we get a chance to talk alone. .. If it is all right...”

“Of course its all right”, Rowan responds warmly. “I thought maybe you would need to.”

When they hear a knock on the door, Raina opens it to see a sylph with a note from Mortuis...She reads the note and out loud says, “It's from Mortuis, he is asking if we can meet him at the cemetery...”