that might have been the only thing he could have said that would have surprised me so much that i shut up . the gust of wind and the rain pour added thrill to his ride down to the grounds of the earth . if he wanted me to lay waste to his village to kill him then i would . he exclaimed , dropping to his knee and bowing low , can it really be you ? `` i should have told you at the beginning . '' he said nothing as he left the room . 