after an extraordinary summer full of chasing kings and disappearing mothers , it was hard to really , truly picture herself going to class every day . `` i mean , '' he said carefully , `` just because i 'm involved , your first reaction is to quit . no longer the sweet , soothing glow she remembered as a human . i thought my presence was enough to keep them at bay , but something has made them come back . `` then you know he was n't responsible for the shots taken at me . 