for the next few turns , nothing was said . `` one step closer , and i snap her neck . '' violet might not believe , but her mother did , and so did all these people . my presentation was , if i say so myself , incredibly impressive . beauty and scale of it all was truly staggering . maybe that was the case , she thought hopefully . `` but what about killing without damaging the body ? i muttered , lifting the fabric up and over me . 