"It was my wish to make your fear small, not big. To become your good friend, not your enemy." "Oh, Hunter, I wish we be friends again. Remember our journey to my wooden walls? Sometimes--I think about those times, and--" She broke off and gave an exasperated groan. "I felt so close to you then, and I was so sad to say good-bye." "And now your heart does not sing friendship for me?" "You're my " "I wish to be your friend." He leaned back to see her face. "Can I not be both? You have stolen my heart from me, Blue Eyes."