Seeking Answers
I pulled my Ghibli up to the front door of the Thaden house three days later, after having deposited Erika at her own home. I had listened to a CD by Haggard on my way home that gave a metal flair to medieval music—something that seemed far too appropriate now that I had a potential method of time travel in my pocket. Out of all of the shows I had seen at the Mind Over Matter festival, I had enjoyed the bands with female singers the most: Haggard, Tristania, and Therion. Metal music was still a new discovery for me at that point. I had only just become aware of its potential one year prior when my Teuton girlfriends and I saw The Gathering perform in Salzburg. The contrast of a female voice with heavy guitars and drums had implanted itself ever deeper into my psyche since
