She had finished with the last vendor of the day and went to her room.  It was only a matter of time before she got a phone call from William Sloan to go pick him up, so she would wait for it.  She was sure that the others in the House had heard of his coming visit already and she could well imagine their hostility at the moment.
 
Anya, she had to admit, was more than surprised the woman calling herself Julia hadn't come to tell her off - or worse, but wasn't going to worry about it unless it happened.
 
She looked over at her dresser and the picture there, smiling a little.
 
Only a matter of time, then everything will be clear and her path open for her to take.

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