`` this is n't working , '' she said softly after a moment . i 'm closing this chapter in my life , starting fresh , and minus you , '' i snap . it is a tiny , sleepy village and is the version of nod i prefer to picture when going there . but it had been five years , and he had never put much effort into remembering that part of his life . buck yelled as they rode slowly in . they 're hiding arms and calling in collection ships against my express orders . 