by the nine , child , i dont know where youve picked up such manners . it 's like she knows something we do n't . do you want to talk to her ? i did not know serpents are able to talk , she said . to offer another option would be seen as cowardly . she did n't know if she 'd survive . i make a crossing motion over my chest . he could n't sense her mood , and that frightened him . he nodded through the gates into the town . and everyone seems to be accepting of it . 