colin was a few steps away from her . m looks at her , then at me , back to her , then back to me . cassie forgot about her pizza as she stepped next to chris . when we first got there , it didnt appear to have anything of interest . i shall have some guards accompany you . he was n't getting angry , and that in itself was impressive . he wondered if she was strong enough to be used as a shield . ten years old was i , when i found this book . 