nobody felt like eating right then , though the kitchen was still operating . your grandmother 's house is yours , you know . inside our block it is no better . `` then the power is still there . '' a moment later , she lost them entirely . the oddly sweet scent of body odor drifted into his nostrils . it was almost as if their magic was somehow made of light . but i do n't tell him i am grateful . i was going to slowly ease into this , but it 's totally not my style . '' 