not that she had any intention of accepting the offer , as much as she 'd wanted to take him up on it for just a split second . her tears had stopped coming , leaving her cheeks moist . she laughed out loud at the suggestion . `` it was reported back that my stepmother has quite the ability with words . `` look at me and touch yourself . '' the high council members all around the male fell towards the ground with forms still appearing to look like they were covered in ice to him . 