he felt light-headed from the blood he had lost , and weary , so weary . `` over here , '' it said , not too far away . i would n't want to waste time telling you my problems . i 'm only saying it 's okay to feel overwhelmed . it all made modern-day sense . the trees were tall and thick . but he had to be certain , the shadow stone supposedly had powers beyond even his own . he settled me comfortably against his chest and wrapped his arms about my waist . 