`` okay , boys , this is it , '' i said as i shoved . a head poked out of the door . youre not as stupid as you want everyone to think , my friend . `` i 'm fine , '' she said , suddenly meaning it . from the sound of his breathing , he must be kneeling behind me . of course , you wont tell me because you think ill go running to tell the emperor . if that was the case , then i was wasting my time . 