<em>~Mila, with the others in the Great Hall~</em><br/><br/>As Vince turned to the others to offer champagne, his words played through Mila's head.<em>I've a duty to our family as well</em>.  She didn't know if there were words he could have said that would make her feel better about her decision to come to Scotland.  His words bespoke of his dedication to what they were trying to create, and told her that he wanted from the experience exactly what she did.  She had been praying to the Virgin to find what her life needed, and what Vince had said made her hope that her fervent prayers had been answered.<br/><br/>She turned her attention to Marcus as he lifted his glass to toast them.  His words were simple, and yet had an elegance to them.  Lifting her own glass, she silently added her own toast to the end of his and took a sip.<em>To home and acceptance.</em>