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There were flashes of Sally screaming; the ‘thing’ charging; burning pain in his chest; blood flowing on the ground, and the woman by his side; so tender, so soft
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If Daniel hadn’t been there, Sally and a lot of the others would have been killed before Jake could have taken him out
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Now this business with Daniel getting hurt, she liked him a lot; he was kind to Sally, plus he had a good head on his shoulders
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Is Sally alright?”
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She’s so cute, Sally is going to love her, Kate thought to herself
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Yes, Sally has been dreaming all of this for months now
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Sally and I have spoken about her dreams and compared them to mine
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The last was Sally
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“Give the girl some breathing space, guys!” Sally laughed at Kate’s dilemma, thinking it fun
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Two days later as they were standing there talking, Oreo came out of the Hall and up to Sally
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Sally looked at Daniel and Kate
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Then he realized she was just giving Sally a chance to breathe
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Up above Sally entered the hatching ground and let her eyes adjust to the dark
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Sally could feel her heart beating rapidly, she moved forward to the inner cave
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Sally closed her eyes, and stepped forward again
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She was changed too! She was larger than Tabs & Ash; she had been enhanced like Sally!
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Sally sat for a moment
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“You’re beautiful, Sally, unbelievable… absolutely gorgeous!” Michael was staring so intently at her that the others were getting uncomfortable
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Sally smiled at Kate and bid her a silent ‘thank-you’ shaking her head
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Kate went to the Great Hall to inform Sam and Lucy that Sally had gone thru the change and she was spent; she had gone home with Michael to rest for a while
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Sally was beaming with excitement over the chase and flaming
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Michael rushed to the hatching grounds with Sally at his side
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She meowed pitifully at him and howled at Sally
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” Michael and Sally had descended
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with Sally as a mediocre Clapton freak
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Sally came to his side, concern on her face
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“This is Lady Sally, rider of Rah, First Wing to Jake
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It was Sally who stepped forward and spoke, “that is my cat, Oreo
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“You were all commenting on how beautiful Lady Sally was and how lucky Michael was to have her
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When she entered the hatching grounds three months ago, Lady Sally was 9 years old
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Sally thanked Daniel and shooed him out
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” Michael told Sally
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A strong warrior was born this day, Lady Sally
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Rah relayed to Sally
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She began to feel the electrical charge that Sally had told her to expect
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Oreo took that moment to come into the Hall and pranced up to Sally and Michael
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It was about 1 week later at the noon lunch break that Michael and Sally announced the news of Sally’s pregnancy
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Sally was at least 8 weeks along, maybe more
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Oreo started following Lady Sally around wherever she went
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If it were Lady Ashley, or Lady Sally – what would you want?
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You gave your heart to Sally when Jake returned with her broken body
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The visitor landed and his rider slid off with Lady Sally in his arms
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Sally had come to and was feeling rather sheepish
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Michael came over with Sally at his side
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“Thank-you James for saving my Sally, my name is Michael
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“She can be very headstrong and obstinate; but I believe she has learned a valuable lesson this day,” he said glaring at Sally
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Sally stepped forward and extended her hand, “thank you kind sir
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Michael and Lady Sally came into the Hall and joined them
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Sally and Sam turned as she came up to them
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A smile played across his face as he watched Sally and Oreo interact and exchange greetings
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She’s also enhanced; happened when Lady Sally and Rah bonded at the hatching
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Lady Sally rose unsteadily and called out to Michael
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He had Kate and Sally in the birthing room, Lucy had been moved to her bedroom
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‘Thanks, Sally, it feels like a fairy story, it’s all very unreal at the moment
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Now that was an interesting documentary! Amazing what new archaeological insights they’ve had into the Viking houses in the Hebrides – well put together, too … but why do they have to put these things on so late at night? Oh stop yawning, Sally! Turn that TV off and get on with shutting up the house for the night
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Karen came to see me … oh Sally … can you come over? We can have a nightcap while I tell you all about it’
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‘So what can I do for you, Sally
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Well, that’s as may be, Sally Richards, but yawning over the school post isn’t a good start to the day! Not used to late nights, let alone two in a row
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In the kitchen, the washing up I was doing when Sally called is now dry and I start putting it away
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Sally tells me that she had just seen them go off herself, and put two and two together
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‘How long have you known about this, Sally? It’s come as a complete surprise to me
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Sally explains that she saw Jo the other night and that Jo told her then
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His curious eyes fixed on Alastair, he explains that Sally has gone off to North Wales to see Uncle David’s house and that they have been to church with Anna who has given them a fantastic picnic lunch in her garden, going into substantial detail before finally reaching the salient point which is that they are trying to cut Anna’s lawn, but that the lawn mower is not working properly
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Silently I say a prayer of thanks that Sally has prepared the ground
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I’ll have a word with Sally about more formal lessons
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Chapter 34 : Sally goes to North Wales
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‘Yes, but I’ve had second thoughts since drafting that, Sally, thought it would be more fun to turn off the A5 at Capel Curig and go up over the Llanberis pass by Snowdon – it should not add anything to the journey timewise
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‘I’m sorry, Sally, looks as though we are out of luck
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You idiot, Sally! Whatever will he be thinking? At Capel Curig we turn off the main A5 and into the road which leads to the pass
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It wouldn’t work, Sally
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Oh David - practicalities, Sally – how about you put all the special, personal items in this room and lock it - there’s plenty of room in the rest of the house for the tenants to use - that might be the best solution for the time being
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‘It’s a lovely property, Sally
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‘Yes … of course … Hello, Anna? It’s Sally … I tried ringing the house … oh, they’re with you
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Look at how much needs to be sorted, Sally!
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Sally, you really mean that
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Come on, Sally, you’re shattered, bed calls!
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‘They were completely out of water, Aunt Sally, when I put their water bottle back, they went crackers drinking
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Your turn to wash up tonight, Sally
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‘Hi, Sally, how’re things with you?’ - Gary - ‘Oh, I’m fine – foul day at school but that’s how it goes sometimes
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‘Hi, Jo, it’s Sally
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’ Sally! You could have put that better! ‘I’m phoning about Abi – I gather that Alastair has suggested that she could have piano lessons with him
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Have you got a piano, Sally? She’ll need to practice
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‘That’s okay, Sally – I’ve been meaning to have a word with you about Jake and Katie since I saw them together at the weekend but it’s been a hectic week
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‘He’s a really nice boy, Sally
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‘As I said, Sally, nothing like his father … Alastair, don’t you dare! Sorry about that, Sally, what time do you want Katie back on Saturday?’
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‘Probably Sunday afternoon … wish me luck, Sally
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‘Yes, thanks Sally
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Yet another trip to the supermarket after work –where does all the food go? Stupid question, Sally - inside the children, that’s where it goes
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‘We had a brill tutorial, Aunt Sally
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‘Perhaps you could ask her about the piano as well, Sally
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food – Saturday lunch & Sunday morning -What would you do without you lists, Sally?
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Don’t want to appear to be an overprotective mother, Sally, better drop her at the end of the road by the cinema’
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I only want a very small, intimate affair – Jo and Sally, maybe, and Gary but if I have him, Claire will want to come and Mel … this small affair could become quite large if I’m not careful … and Simon might want to invite some of his cousins
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I hope to goodness this agrees with whatever Sally has told her already
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Chapter 43 : Sally
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You’re stretching the truth a little there, Sally, you didn’t actually see Karen with Jo
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Just as we have finished, Jo appears with Sally and the children in tow … she obviously went straight over to tell them
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’ Sally said, the children standing behind her, ‘Will you bury her in the garden?’
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Haltingly, Sally asks if they can come and be with us – they knew Sam well and it’s almost as though a member of our community has gone
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Sally is struggling as well and Jo has an arm round her