from the looks of her table , she 'd been there for hours and the research had not gone well . i hesitated , my heart exploding in a wild gallop . it did n't have other choice , it threw him in the water to escape to that violence . leave off with your sighing and find other ways to satisfy me . `` i made a promise a long time ago , '' talon said , `` and twice a year i keep that promise . do you want me to answer that ? here and there stars pierced the darkness . 