the pills rattle as she pours a couple into the palm of her hand . how are you going to get to my cabin without anyone seeing you ? `` it 's not his fault , '' i said with an empty laugh . there was once a man who sought the advice of another but when he received it he did not like it . `` so what 's the future like where you live , anyway ? '' `` i just wonder why such a powerful spirit ca n't protect himself . '' 