davis was only accessible by a narrow , single-lane road . `` even if i did , it would never be allowed . '' strip them , search them , and break them , i growled . maybe i should have just let things be . `` now , i suppose someone could strike someone else over the head without a lot of noise . the cape that he wore drifted all the way down to the floor and was pitch black . we are finished and they know it . 