he glanced at egg , to see how he was taking all of this . getting a last rise out of me is just what she wants . hey , where did the ring go ? `` there 's a great flock of imperial trouble winging its way toward us . '' i felt their friends could be my friends , their parents could be my parents . nothing reported missing in our records . they all waited , five minutes , then ten , then fifteen . i did n't know how else to put it . 