anna knew the worry thomas must have felt each time something happened . as guest of honor , the duke sat at the center of the table . why hack off most of the canvas only to replace it with more canvas ? she did n't ask me about the crash . this time she did n't grab my shirt as i walked out of the room . dragon lunged in next but the creature managed to slide out of the way at just the right moment , leaving dragon exposed . he looked up and saw gus studying him in the mirror . 