and as hard as it would be to walk away from him now that she loved him , she would have done it all again in a heartbeat . `` i 'm here because of what happened the other day . what did he plan on doing ? things like weather , or farming , or feelings-i 'm fair useless for those sorts . he did n't speak with a german accent . i have n't seen her since high school . he 's been up here with me anyway -- a few times . he gently ran a hand over her head . 