`` well , i 'd say i was sorry to see you go ... '' i shrugged , leaving the rest of my sentence dangling in the air . i did n't want to lie , but i would to save my own ass . then he wondered why he shouldnt just see the job all the way through . i think he was going to shoot me regardless of what you did . then he took a deliberate step forward with his cane , placing himself between me and the bear-creature . 