' oh , it wo n't , it wo n't , ' said beowulf breezily , ' it has almost no chance of success . this is no way to hunt a troll at all ! ' he rode on . lars spurred his horse to catch up . ' what do you mean ? ' he spluttered angrily . ' this is no way to catch a
troll

i mean , come on , cal . if you were really fighting to save the world from vampires , you would n't keep it a secret , would you ? '' '' yeah , that 's what i said . '' lace spread her hands . '' you do n't hide diseases , you publicize them . and eventually someone comes up with a
cure

she tiptoed to the side of the bed , raised the leg , and crashed it down on his nose . '' that 's for replacing me with her . '' the loud ' thwack ' woke laura , but put doug out . she sat up , then covered herself . '' kim . i thought you were ... '' '' hello ,
laura