and here i am in the way when you have things to talk to him about . thing is , i finally get out , and its all been a trick . your case is something altogether different . during the long winter months and seemingly endless nights , she 'd kept to her chamber in front of a roaring fire . a quick scan of the downstairs windows revealed no one watching . its not very far from here . nick was distracted by a bracelet lying amongst the debris . he looked at me with what appeared to be genuine curiosity . 