she nodded slowly , and he thought he saw a fresh tear glisten on her cheek . he did a stretch of line 6 then switched to line 12 . the angels are ready , she said . i 'm one of the strongest and fastest of my kind , but i also have a gift , or curse , of ... weather . '' but i do know there 's no pushing him away . their brightness had been reduced to that of primitive oil lamps . then why are you down here talking to me ? 