id never want to hurt you . `` that 's why you have wyoming plates . '' maybe it was once a giant worm , a sea serpent turned to stone leaving only its spawn , the creatures we fought that day . why would he swing both ways ? tight enough so he could n't leave . she is , i fear , much concerned , but says she must think . it was tiny , almost a pinkie ring . he sat at one end of the couch , his gaze sweeping the room . 