i stomp my foot at the memory of both brothers wanting to strangle me to death . the others sat silently around the crackling campfire . he had some major hills to climb before hed have the opportunity to know her better , but he was more than willing to do the work . this includes much of the scientific community . i went off like a rocket from his touch . `` we could take them , wring the information from them , and retrieve the book ourselves . '' the first spear grunted without slowing his pace . 