The sky was lit with magic, and Sam’s vision of Spider had a clarity beyond that of nature. The vastness of Spider’s body was at once infinite yet totally comprehensible. Sam gazed into that grotesque and spine-chilling face and saw the deep and alien wisdom in her eyes. There was confidence in those eyes as well, for she was on her home ground and he the intruder. Her voice was cold, distant, and implacable. "You are too much trouble."