with a gentle tug he pulled my head back so i was looking at him . his hand moved so that it was covering her mouth . no one else had ever given him a present before . `` you will attend with me , then ? '' if that bounty hunter shows up again , i have to be ready . tamara was n't one to stand on ceremony . `` the way you acted when you stood up after the wave ... , '' she said . silly , maybe , but that 's how it was . 