`` right , '' he muttered , and turned to lead the way upstairs . i picked up my mike before any other driver snatched the call away from me . `` i will not become- '' but he laid a finger against her lips and then quickly straightened away again . emmas light yellow curls stood out in the line of customers at the only open cashier . i pull the watch out-his so-called key to the answers . the two brothers looked at each other ; yes , the plains were becoming crowded and there were so few bison to feed them . 