the pain of losing his father a second time would be more than he could handle . it was the way he did things . so , from this moment forward , we will work together . they knew very well who she was-and what she did for the king . with half-blood reflexes , she snatched it before it made contact . it all felt just a bit alien . then all returned to the city of riva . she was reaching to pull him in for more kisses , when her elbow smacked into something hard . 