reaching the crowd , he thanked the boy , completely forgetting to ask him who he was . `` i do n't know whether to be scared ... or pleased . '' from this distance he looked like a lighthouse to eternal wisdom . that i never noticed his strong jaw and golden eyes , or his magic dimple . this simple missing gesture threatened to start a new round of tears . should she choose to leave him sometime in the future , the blood bond between them would remain . and then my eyes snap open and the image is gone . 