those of the forest were greatly outnumbered but had surprise on their side . he did n't know what stopped her , whether she felt she did n't deserve to know , or thought the answers might simply be too painful . i could n't keep still for longer than a minute . welcome to shore lake , he replied , looking into my eyes again . thank you , gummy , even though you did n't know what it was you were teaching me . he told me i could n't tell anyone unless i brought you back . 