once he saw her , he knew what 'd happened . '' lily was his mother and he had two younger siblings , rob and madeline . she gave a quick shiver as a late afternoon breeze skipped over her . 's curious about how his tax dollars were spent , perhaps ? slowly , with great care , he lifted his hands away . as i leaned back into my seat , something caught my eye . his finger stopped on my waist . 'for no man can hide a force such as ours in this place . ' 