"Mom, are there really werewolves in these woods?!" pestered a slight 15
year old girl with honey blonde hair
and emerald green eyes. "Yes April!" replied her rather youngish mother
with a sparkle in her golden flecked
eyes. "When we get to Collinwood Hall, you can ask your friend Travin all
about it. From what you've told
me about his letters, your pen pal loves to weave a good story! I still
can't believe our good fortune in
being asked to come work at the Hall. If it weren't for you and your pen
pal, we'd be living in a shelter now
instead of coming here!" "I still can't understand how we lost everything
we had so quickly," she thought to
herself, not wanting to burden April with her guilt. "Oh, look up ahead!
There it is honey!" and then Kristina
whispered to herself, "I hope they've got hot water!"