mr. elf suddenly became subdued and uncomfortable . his face creased into a look of suppressed anger and his answer was rudely spoken . '' i am of the aelfin , boy . the aelfin know many things about the other peoples of this land . '' seamus cringed at the roughness of mr. elf 's response . '' i 'm sorry if i offended you , mr.
elf

he asked , and he took it over to where sami was sprawled on the bed . she sat up , took the box from him , and dumped the pieces out onto the bedspread . '' chessmen , '' she explained . '' you use them to play a game called chess . '' '' can you play chess ? '' '' ' course i can , '' said
sami

and i want to move all of my special army to a safe house in manchester , where you 'll all train and be prepared for the battle . '' '' and do you expect me to just join ? you do realise that i 'm having a baby . '' '' i do , and that 's why i know you 'll
join