| Power failures have been a recurring problem in Braintree and its surrounding villages, particularly in Great Notley, Black Notley and Rayne. |
| The attic steps creaked loudly every time Rayne stepped on one, and she frowned slightly as she clenched the banister tightly. |
| Bryar ladled the thick soup into a wooden bowl as he spoke, and Rayne could feel her mouth watering at the mere sight. |
| Up and to church, my house being miserably overflooded with rayne last night, which makes me almost mad. |
| Rayne constantly had to pull her feet from the mud, because they sunk so far they were weighted down with mud. |
| Suddenly curious, Rayne starts forward, eager to discover what the shop contained. |
