or at least that is what he imagined . `` i carved myself with a poisoned blade , '' he admitted with only the slightest hesitation , `` and set myself on fire . eddys head and neck jerked , looking around for the speaker . `` if you 'd given me two seconds , i was going to apologize for that . i wasnt paying too much attention to what she was talking about , i was much more interested in studying her body language . i just hope were not already being followed . 