i would like all of you to hear it first , in case you have any suggestions . they do n't even know it yet - but they 're out there . she chewed at her bottom lip as she admitted silently she had always hated that . something his human hearing had n't picked up . `` you seem to understand the direct approach . another took his helmet off to wipe his forehead . serpent tattoos wrapped their thick necks , then swept around each bald head . the old man winked , leaving her to work out the meaning for herself . 