when he spoke next his voice once again had the cold distant tones of someone speaking in a steel room . and if so you/he/she had been , the end of the walk was more neighbor than you/he/she could be hoped . `` one last time and never again . '' i shook my head no , which seemed to calm her . i do n't know why he would say that . `` do n't worry about that right now , all right ? i must take her to the council of the gods , the god said slowly . 