`` excuse me , '' he said , his face alight like a child 's on christmas morn . `` i know , '' nick said , his voice soft and somehow comforting . you see , i have been chosen at birth , before birth . all you need hold on to is me , '' she said firmly . he was pushed and strapped into a shuttle , which was only big enough for one person to lie down inside . those types of men will just try to take advantage of that . 