she stood in the rubble , a herd of elephants kicking up dust on the horizon . if it was possible , she now felt stronger than she ever had before . what kind of battle was fought here ? beats me , i lied as i tried to close up the trunk . the boy let the topic drop . the stranger made sure that there was a good foot of spare rope at the bottom . for another , i think people desire peace and security and will take those things every time over war and chaos . 