' '' how far can you bear me ? '' is it all right if we do it in a few months ? `` after you let an elf curse me and label me a demon ? he must have returned early and found out what he 'd done . who 's going to patrol that end of the valley ? '' she tried to move toward the bowl but her arm did n't work properly . he had to put his brain to work . he leaned his face close to mine , the tips of our noses almost touching . 