hes only fourteen months younger than me and he was my best friend while we were growing up . it was foolish , because i was anything but special . he could make out the spiral of the main street as it wound away from the castle and out toward the main gate . he shook it , his large hand swallowing hers . if you want to call that evil , i do not care . what they think to be my shame . something to look forward to , '' he muttered before looking up at his partner . 