with her eyes facing the table , she explained , `` when a conversation starts off like that , it usually does n't end well . '' she spoke more quickly than she had intended , but weasel only grunted . he brushed a hand down her soft thigh , then rested it on her knee . i shared my tripping story from history . finally , the boy raised his eyes . if we split up , if we leave our homeland , then we will lose . '' 