`` so what if he can , but the answer is no . `` and i 'm sorry i ca n't renew your license . '' she looked away from him , pretending to find the newspaper more interesting . well see our clever little trickster soon , jasper promised , i always find something new on my travels . the alternative was too scary to think about . more important , there was no sign at all of a security detail . well , no-one told me about that . 