Chapter Eight

Jack had hoped this wouldn't happen.

"Who are you?" Gwen asked as she handed back the last of the fallen packages.

"Me miss? I'm no one, merely a maid,"

"But…"

"I agree the likeness is uncanny. But that is the only similarity miss. You are something very different from me," she said as they stood up her eyes never leaving Gwen's.

"What do you mean?"

"I'm sorry miss. I shouldn't have said anything."

"Gwen," Jack said hoping she would leave it.

"No, what do you mean?"

"I can see it all. All of those monsters, it's terrifying," she said wide eyed. "Such fear and such courage. I could never do what you do."

"Please Gwen leave it."

"You sir, what you have seen is the most frightening of all."

"What's your name?" Gwen asked.

"My name is Gwyneth miss. I'm sorry I really shouldn't have said anything."

"You see things?"

"Yes but never before like the things you have seen. You don't belong here, the clothes might fit but you don't."

"Gwyneth we're looking for something can you help us?"

"I can try miss."

"People have seen an angel."

"There has been a lot of talk about it."

"Have you seen it?" Jack asked.

"Yes on all four occasions. It always seems to be near where I am."

"Do you think that is deliberate?"

"Lord no. I am no one special."

"You are." Gwen said "Do you think it was an angel?"

"It certainly looked like one but…"

"But what?"

"It didn't feel right miss. I don't know what it was."

Just then an older gentleman stuck his head out of the door of the funeral directors "Gwyneth are you coming?"

"Just coming Mr Sneed," she said with an apologetic smile to Gwen and Jack before heading into the funeral directors.

"You knew about her didn't you Jack?" Gwen asked.

"Yes I knew she was here and I thought it would be simpler if you didn't meet. We need to leave her be. If we mess any timelines up there might not be a Cardiff to go back to."

"What do you mean?"

"Gwyneth is a lot more important than she could ever know."

"How?"

"I really can't tell you," he said with a soulful look "We'd better get back the others will be waiting."