there was no reason for me to still be afraid of the colony or anyone in it . i was n't ready to tell her yet . i watched his expression , watched the way his breathing changed . well , we know not to let him touch us , teller muttered . `` she 's got a cloth tied across her eyes . '' my pay was cut by twenty percent . she felt the pressure of time quickly running out . seth assumed she was feeling the effects of the magical fear to which he was immune . 