the growing doubt on his friend 's face worried him . i am going to tell my friends we are doing it , but only because they deserve to know how thoughtful and intelligent you are . i suck in the brother department too , apparently . she-is-pretty-thing , for short . in spite of their questions , i am not worried about my story making sense or being consistent . `` and this , '' i said , `` concerns me how ? '' `` foolish laws aside , you 're still in a position of power . 