one question : self-defense or murder ? yet he knelt to her in respect , and she smiled down fondly at him . `` you could get very lucky tonight . he would uncover that woman 's secrets . their faces were cold and pierced dreadfully down whenever we approached them . the way she was scratching her arm bothered me . with a wave of her hand , the stands filled with cadets . its just not the same as stealing it from your secret stash . he gripped the warm mug of coffee between his hands . 