Emma glanced over as Sara entered her bedroom two days later. She sat at the small table looking out over the garden. She was replaying the unusual meeting with the huge warrior once again. It was like a broken record in her head. She couldn’t stop thinking about him and it was beginning to drive her even crazier than she thought she already was! Sara walked quietly across the room and sat across from her. They sat in silence for several minutes before Sara sighed loudly. Emma knew something was wrong when she felt the tremble in Sara’s fingers as she touched her hand. “I’m going away for a little while, Emma,” Sara said reluctantly. “I’ve been invited to go up into the mountains where there are some very unusual plants. I… I miss my research,” she admitted softly. “I need to find a plac

