he jumped lightly to the ground , landing just a little too close to her , his coffee-brown eyes intent . besides , it would ruin the beating they 'd given me . i dont care about what everyone says about the emperor that he is evil hes still the emperor , and it would be such an honor to be in his presence . a million thoughts ran through my numb brain and none of them was worth a damn . he 'd been very careful about coming and going at different times from her . 