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the years.”
    “I guess it filled the time,” said Serena smiling at him softly. “How are you, Fin?”
    “Good.” He looked at her, and something passed between them. Sybil knew then he was very close to these two women and they both knew his secret. Was the witch Tara responsible for Fin’s face, the handsome one that covered the real creature beneath?
    “Here,” said Sybil, putting four plates on her small kitchen table. “I’ve made enough for us all. Will Zoah come in and eat?”
    “Probably not. He’s worried. We knew there was going to be trouble with the vampires. Ever since Samuel kidnapped me. I think we are all intrigued as to how you fit into all this, Sybil.”
    She kept her eyes firmly on the plates while she served the pancakes, then she turned to get the syrup, saying, “I have no idea. I’m not like Tara; I don’t see the small stuff.”
    “That’s what worried everyone. If he wants you, then it must be something big. And that means trouble. We just need to know if it involves the dragons,” Serena said.
    “If I see anything that involves the dragons, then I promise to tell you.”
    Fin looked at her, his gaze resting on her, trying to read if what she said was true. It was. Her prophecy, if that was what it really was, had nothing to do with the dragons. But she could see how the result of what she saw would affect them. All she had to decide was who was good and who was evil.
    They sat and ate, the conversation turning away from vampires and prophecies. When you are eating delicious pancakes coated in sweet syrup, it’s hard to remember the dark things lurking in the forest. Only the solitary figure of Zoah, circling the cottage, stopping to listen frequently, reminded Sybil that this wasn’t over. She would need to do something; her plan would have to be set in motion. Tired of hiding and waiting for fate to come to her, she had become committed to circumventing this prophecy, which would bring death and destruction to mankind.
    “That was wonderful,” said Serena. “Now we should be getting back. I’ve left Connor in charge of the baby.”
    Charlotte laughed. “That little man can already wrap his daddy around his little finger.”
    “I know. They are two big kids together. Wait until they start to fly together.”
    The two women got up to leave. Sybil rose to and followed them outside. “Thank you for your concern. If I see anything that will help you, then I will tell you.”
    “Of course.” Serena looked at Fin, standing protectively at Sybil’s shoulder. “Look after our Fin, won’t you?”
    “I will.” She turned and smiled at Fin. “I think I am ready for my first lesson now.”
    “If you need anything, let us know. In fact, I should send Connor over with some wooden stakes. We have hundreds of them in the woodshed. He became a little bit compulsive about making them.”
    “Don’t worry. We can make some this evening. Thank you all the same, though,” Sybil said. What was wrong with her? She wanted to spend as much time alone with Fin as she could. She was attracted to him, wanting to know all of his secrets and about all of his long life. However, she knew she would need to gain his confidence first, and there was no time for that. She needed to learn to fight, and quickly, because the world was moving, the undead rising, and she had to act soon or else they would be lost. She hadn’t lied to Serena and Charlotte. The events she saw in her head were not concerning the dragons. Not directly anyway, but they did affect the rest of the human race. Each and every one of them.
     

Chapter Eleven – Fin
    She stood before him, a wooden stake in her hand. But no matter how fierce she tried to make her face, she still looked so soft and feminine, so vulnerable. It was unthinkable for her to be going anywhere near a vampire. The blood-sucking undead should never be in the same world as something so beautiful, so pure.
    “I’m ready,” she said.
    He went towards