im in love with anna and i will do everything in my power to keep her from being hurt . 'it 's too late ... ' he was right . `` yeah , '' i said , giving him a wobbly smile . charles had his face covered with the front lining of his shirt . he did n't want to kill helpless creatures for no reason . as long as he ended up with somebody who did n't want to fight everyone in sight and could hold a conversation every now and then , he 'd be happy . 