he swallowed through his words , straightening up . youre earlier than we thought youd be . he did n't have time to worry about being gentle , or holding back for fear of shocking her . `` we wondered when you would request an audience with us , '' another of them said . she stepped over the broken wood and slowly walked in , only to find that crimson had taken over the living room . then who were you looking at when you were singing ? the water washing against the window was crimson . 