he asked the girl again where her mother was , but it was the little boy who answered . bran did not remember falling , yet they said he had , so he supposed it must be true . dont she seem a little bit skinny to you ? grace was n't nearly as happy , either . you 215 have to be strong . '' no one was there , of course . the first articles from the local paper . nope , she was n't ready to talk to him yet . 