moments later they were touching down at the geneva international airport . `` they 're freckles , '' i say and then turn around . what good was that going to do him ? now he works for a very powerful man who will kill me if he finds me . '' the thorns did n't bounce ... '' `` it 's different from the shield that i can generate with my own gift . i pulled out my peanut butter sandwich and handed it to him , ready to hold him down and force feed him if necessary . 