she grinned , and he felt pride for causing it . `` might we take that as a royal command , your majesty ? '' you leave here to save your friend , and your life will be changed forever . now shes got a bandage on her face and gauze stuffed up her nostrils . yes , just slip into a deep sleep and escape the terror around me . the smile falls from my face . i 'm figuring it 's a call about tyler , so when he says , 'dad , ' it almost does n't register in my brain . 