he 'd find me kill me and sow confusion among the holders until his plan could begin a slow chill went through her she considered the situation again , but it was perfectly typical of fidelias he preferred simple approaches , direct solutions keep lies simple , he had always told her , keep plans simple leave them open to modification , and use your eyes , your head , more than any plan word of a cursor in the valley would spread among the holders like wildfire she might as well paint a circle over her heart and wait for an arrow to soar into its center a slow chill crawled through her he would kill her , now fidelias had given her a chance , and she had made him suffer for it he would not allow himself to make the same mistake again her teacher would kill her , without a moment 's hesitation , if she got in his way again `` that 's what i 'm here to do , '' she whispered she started shivering again though she tried to tell herself that it was not fear coloring her decision , she felt it , tickling at her belly , racing with cold spider-fingers up and down her spine .