`` sorry , dad , but it 's the truth . i 'd sell my grandma to have this ring that 's how amazing it is . `` i do n't know what your mother was planning , '' alan said , `` but i hope it 's safe where you were going . '' i reached down and pulled the torture devices off , letting them drop to the floor beneath the stool . is the stupid woman trying to get me killed ? if she could help , that is . 