warm rain fell softly , as the strongest warriors stood guard over the fallen dead . i was supposed to keep her focused on her obsession with you until the time came to get rid of her . `` no , nothing like that , '' she said , almost without thinking . which was how he knew that he was right about stopping things where they had . `` actually , i was thinking of suggesting the same thing to you , '' i shot back . he bit back a groan as he turned toward his room . 