inside the house , it was easily thirty degrees warmer , a fact for which i was very grateful . most of them had known one another since grade school . `` oh , but my opinion does matter . * me and pat , we should have got our stories straight before wed talked to anyone . it doesnt matter that there was no reason for the pain . go in my name and seek those who rule the keep . stone , calm down , she said , her voice loud , but pleasant . 