`` i 'm afraid to say yes because ... what if i ca n't handle what i see ? `` but if you seriously do n't want to do this , then all you have to do is say the word and this is done . '' his blood spilled down the stone ledge , opening a gate for us . though nix could n't feel it , it was hard not to imagine . it was even worse because she was still a girl . `` i 'm not sure i like the sound of that , either . '' 