Past

PART 1: COURAGE OR FEAR

Master Wyngaf had been back by the time Raymond and Katie got back from the carnival. Master Owens left as he wanted to meet Master Ellendun. Master Wyngaf had visited there too.

Raymond and Katie were sitting on Katie's bed. Legs crossed, mentally relaxed. The window showed the beach waves and the drizzle continued. They felt pity as Eve missed the carnival. But, they knew she was famous so coming to such a place would only create chaos.

"Were you scared today? Of death?" Raymond asked Katie.

The silence after that cleared that he should not have asked such a question. But he could not help himself. His mind was relaxed, but the memories of that afternoon's attack were re-playing in his mind.

"No," Katie replied, "I guess, I wasn't scared."

"That's great," Raymond said.

Raymond wanted to be like Katie, she was not scared. While Katie wanted to be like Raymond, to be a little more serious.