well , not unless you ask nicely , '' he teased and i groaned , rolling my eyes . in seconds , the whole swarm had disappeared . the steady sound beat in her ears , but his attention could have been for any number of reasons . from wisdom and philosophy comes peace and peace is opposite to war , but linked to magic . they even burnt down a whole street of houses . my parents , they get into these horrible arguments and my mother lets things go because of my dads drinking . 