gingerly he sat up , the wound in his neck pulling , stinging . they dont have a monarch to look up to as we do . she rolled her gaze deliberately over his body . `` count on it , '' he said , taking the laser . we then decided a little girl 's day to celebrate making it through the first week of classes was in order . being born of water is to be born physically . in the end , i did not feel i could refuse her . why dont we simply abandon our search and settle here ? 