Amaris started to shake her head and rose out of her chair. "NO! No. Nope. No way! I am not going to be some oracle that stuck in a cave year after year to have dreams for others to interpret and make or destroy other people's lives." Amaris was so mad she even pounded her fist on the wooden mantle that she was now standing next to. Christos looked afronted, but Lyle looked like he was about to burst out laughing. "What? what is so funny?" She said, now on the defensive. The grin that had surfaced suddenly vanished as Lyle realized the depth of her anger and fear. He got up and walked across the room and took her in his arms. "I'm sorry. It's not funny really." He said pulling back to peak at her face. "You do have to admit, out of all the serious stuff that Christos just told you, that is
