I see that she's still waiting for an answer and I give her one. She still sees me as her little girl, I notice things she would never tell me. Mother thinks she is hiding things from me with her mysterious way about her, but she has this air that makes her feel almost magical, but that is it. That is where it ends with her coming back home and I can feel all the magic ebb away when the moon is out and the house is quiet except for the quiet chatter coming from the television downstairs or sometimes from her room. North walks slowly into the kitchen. Before he reaches the counter, the familiar male scent of axe body spray, some other subtle oud and a pine scent floods the room. He has a unique scent about him which announces his presence before he even gets there. His eyes crinkle at

