i need to protect you , even if it 's from your own mind . '' `` i want to go to the tower before we leave . '' the way he says that makes me think he 'd feast on me all night if he could . one by one , everyones eyes fell on me from all directions , and the looks they threw cut like a jagged knife . `` blessed are those who eat greens , for they shall keep their teeth , '' i murmured to a red-cedar tree . 