like , he gave the impression he was all jokes , all about the party , but then he flipped a switch and revealed a glimpse of the real person underneath . it was a black second , a swallowing impulse , a deadly touch . `` pissed enough to try killing him ? '' the queen of thorns screeched , in a voice ten times her size . `` so how can she save me ? '' for you it is cause to rejoice , captain , but not for me . `` i had better go before i get kicked out . '' 