the reader has to know whether the character in focus is a male or a female . while you cook it i was thinking of going outside and checking out the bike . `` i 'm surprised dallas did n't tell you , did n't try to help you figure out how to deal with me . '' they deserve to know what happened to their king and queen . i have the worst feeling that she is haunted somehow , that something or someone has been the cause of her presence in this troupe . 