they approached a patient who had been in the hospital a week and had had a battery of tests for a high fever , with no results . the man was back with his guards , waiting . maybe get me back to working with you . she could help me figure stuff out . `` no one answers their phones , '' she said . i could feel the reach of them inside my mind , though , and they were far from it . long enough for her to learn his ways and secrets . 