how can you say such a thing , brother ? is he a pirate king or something ? i follow closely behind and we inspect ourselves in the glass . i thought i saw one flying over earlier in the week . within moments , this mangled being could be a threat again . i 'd wasted so much time wishing i could be different , wishing i could change things , change myself . `` that was almost four hundred years ago , '' he said . `` how could we not know this ? '' 