`` it 's one of my best really , '' he was saying . `` we used to be , but he just ca n't get over me . but he did notice something else . he paused a moment and then the corners of his mouth lifted ever so slightly . blake stood close behind me , his gaze trained on james . it 's the same as playing chess . the walls were made of black stone . apparently his name came up as the men were torturing the villagers . 