`` why do n't you ever eat with me ? she ran her hands down the length of his rigid back , her touch soothing . `` he told me so himself when i took tea with him . '' maybe the blood brat had drained her . light and strong , light and strong . some she 'd seen before , some she had n't . so why did you kick me out when i was making progress ? she felt embarrassed to be discussing her love life with her brother even in the vaguest way . 