Billy arrived an hour later. She wasn"t in the best of moods, but I couldn"t tell if it was because I woke her up, or if it was just the way she was in the mornings. I made some coffee and then we sat in the living room while I told her about my conversation with my dad. When I finished she blew out a long hard breath, then she said, “You okay?” I got up and walked to the bay window, staring out aimlessly. Finally I said, “Not really. I mean, Vokkel killed our grandparents, right? Not only that, but either this demon that killed them is the same one that killed my mother, or there are more of them out there. I need to find them and kill them…. Vokkel needs to pay too.” She didn"t respond right away, and when I couldn"t take her silence any longer, I turned from the window and looked at

