marcus i 'd just had the absolute best week of my life and now i had to end it with a family dinner . well , cousin dear , i always knew you would get desperate enough to attempt to storm the castle . `` do you want me in before that ? '' he talked about the signals and towers in very vague and confusing terms and finally admitted that he knew little about it , being as how it was such a new invention . her toothbrush was one thing i had n't packed . 