if she could focus her will through the crystals , she could achieve perfect balance . why on earth had his uncle ? `` your mother must have loved that , '' she said in a tone that indicated just the opposite . id like to have a look at the pond and that shed . `` just ... let me be by myself for a minute , all right ? '' i figured he 'd have some fancy trick to counter it , but why not give it a shot anyway ? `` so then , is it worth it ? '' 