but we are exchanging information , a fair trade , and he gets all the peanut butter sandwiches he likes . a part of her longed to know . which , now that she said that in the plural out loud , she realized did n't apply . `` but this one would answer directly to us , independent of your defense . what would be most likely to pull the soldiers from their posts ? think its nothing more than ghosts ? i do n't want to go back to that girl either . i bury my face in my shaky hands . 