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Mrs White had had several children before the birth of this one, but they had all died. This makes her quite determined to make sure that this one survives. She was telling a visitor that she thought of calling the baby Annie, in honour of the visitor, but she had just been saying how much she loved white lilacs, and her husband had brought a branch of it over from a nearby village. So the visitor said, call her Lilac White, as there were already too many Annie Whites in the village.
Earth, Wind, Fire and Water: Topaz, Emerald, Ruby and Sapphire. Four stones for the four corners β the Ancients. Legend has it that whomever possesses all four stones has absolute power over all things. Four women destined to hold the power of the Gods in their hands with the edge of darkness hunting for that which they, themselves search to possess: The Stones of Iris. Four men, powerful in their own right, but are they strong enough for the women they love and the darkness they must face?