gods power is with me , he was repeating and felt how the chains that were holding him lost their strength . then he forced himself to rest . when he made a play for power the tigers claw had to choose a side . there was no shake in either of her hands ; she fired as smoothly and naturally as she had fired at the cans in the dump on the day they had all taken turns to see who was the best . she asked , unable to hide the surprise in her voice . 