you see , this is what i chose to do with my gift . not now , but maybe another day . she brought her hand away-it was sweat or tears , not blood . afterward had she been accepted in the troop ? getting her to back off was going to be a challenge . she came to the kitchen , finding the wife of the inn keeper there preparing breakfast for her guests . but if he 'd listen to me , it would go a lot faster . i gave him a look and he laughed . 