the singing and dancing stopped and now the wee folk were bowing toward the sapling . wow , im kind of shocked you even know of that war , he replied . maybe this other person would be easier to deal with . there were other boats around the island . if i did , why would i tell you ? an ominous crack was his only warning . she pointed to a new line of students now walking to refill the alphabetical line up . he bent and kissed me briefly , then headed for the door . 