with a heavy sigh , i headed to a lounge chair beside the stone hearth and pulled my legs up to sit cross-legged . we are moving from this life to the next very soon . '' finding no one there , he returned to the hallway and walked straight to the students still grouped nearby . my hands slapped the table as i stood up . and i took you for such a sensible girl . the voice came from a larger pavilion off to their right . come now you dont think me that simple a man , do you ? 