some dipped their foreheads to the ground before her . `` get some washcloths from the bathroom , '' emma said . not that cold cow 's blood sounded any better , i guess . he didnt tell me anything about that . `` you get used to it after a while , '' he murmured . watching her hand tremble as she 'd touched that false unicorn plant had been ... satisfying . i was given a duty , and i performed it to the best of my abilities . '' and he could get me clear of shift , i knew it . 