She stirred in her sleep, beads of sweat appearing on her dark brow and forehead despite the cool night air, the voices echoing in her mind.
 
"... She would be the one..."
    ".... She cannot remember this place...."
            "If we allowed you to return Julia Walker, will you accept Peace when it is time?"
 
Yes.. she had told them yes.  Because she would.  She would do anything to protect --
 
The one in the bushes watched the young woman struggle with the dreams she was having and smiled coolly, having left the other to spy upon those he desired to have.  Nick had yet to admit his feelings for the returned one but Karen knew, she had even used it to get close to him.  And had it not been for the other Legacy members she would have succeeded.  But with Julia there now, there was no way she could turn Nick's attention back to herself.
 
Julia had to be neutralized.  Destroyed.  Karen looked at the house, thinking of Shamus Bloom and his goal of bringing forth his master.. then her gaze slowly went back to Julia.  No, the man would not want Rachel to die from what was surely coming and the price it would bring forth -- and Karen had to get rid of Julia.
 
It was perfect.
 
She straightened and whispered one word, disappearing in the night air.
 
Julia sat bolt upright and suddenly, looking around as the echoes of Nick's cry from when he and Derek had found her in Ireland resounded within her dream.
 
"Nick." she whispered, the rest of the dream already clouding and becoming vague as she tried to remember it.  She rubbed her arms and shook it off.
 
He was all right.  She was sure she would know if he wasn't.  She sure as hell hoped these weird dreams didn't continue, she thought as she stood and headed back into the house.
 
She wanted to see him with her own eyes though.. just to make sure.
 
She entered the house, putting the socks back on her feet at the door, and then made her way to the main sitting room on the first floor, following the sounds of voices and the smell of pizza.  Surely he'd be there... hopefully.
 
[tbc ;)]

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