yes , she was stronger , but she was still so young and had hardly ever left new orleans , much less hitched across the territories in the winter . he crawled inside so that only his head stuck out . and we all know how out of the box she can be ! he managed to turn to one side , so instead of a kill shot it hit him in the shoulder . `` and what , exactly , is your mission ? '' since it seemed a harmless question , she answered , yes . 