she smiled at the physical contact and placed her small palm over his knuckles . `` it would be so much simpler ! '' the last thing i ever considered was that somebody else would get in the way . he passed up a long , straight stick then thought better of leaving it . he slid his hands down her arms and was about to take a step back . chapter 2 : new friends in the towers of a large castle , in the early morning , all you could hear was the sound of silence . 