`` actually , she sent this to me . do n't their folks care what they do ? for a split second , i hoped it was henry , but it was his look-a-like brother . we 'd all be suspicious of one another . there was an edge of panic to the tone . i see only the flash of his blade as he swings it down-straight down , like a railroad spike-into my brain . one was the wife of the dragon prince , who 'd brought a dozen lady companions to attend her . 