of course you 're upset , mrs. williams , but just for the record ... would you mind going through this once more ... we 're puzzled by one small thing here ... are you sure that was n't the other way around ... how do you know ... why ... then what did he say ... im the man who was sent to kill you , i said . the tip of her tongue touched her full lower lip . if she died , that link would shatter . because in the time it took to shift , they could kill him . 