as you know , healing is one of the few gifts that is actively passed down within a specific family . he said , `` my papers say i do n't have to stay if ship 's safety is endangered . maybe there was light in his darkness after all . `` i 'm supposed to meet someone in an hour or so . '' he was neither a threat nor was he stupid . he only gave a slight shake of his head , and i had to look up to see him do it . 