he found a way to get rid of me and left his mother to take the credit . `` right now i need him , so i have to take the good with the bad . she may not stay with him forever , but for now , she was his , and it was his duty-his joy-to provide for her . she pushed off the pillar she was leaning against and grinned . if a hunter came upon you right now , he could drain every bit of magic from you before you could even take a breath . 