Walker felt bad that he would have to wake Alice to move but it had been some time since she had sat down. Just when he was about to shake her to wake her up the high priest walked over and did it for him. He had been watching the two and was very pleased to see that their reunion had been purer than freshly fallen snow. He would want no one else to be his adoptive daughter's friend and hopefully more in the future.
"I may take the brunt of her annoyance, but let me help you out. You look like you have made a very serious decision." The high priest saw the resolve within Walker and knew that he had become ready to make the announcement he had been waiting for.
