i tried to imagine going to a thing with cole . `` about nine in the morning , '' martin replied . that was a big part of it , yeah . `` i 'm going to look for something to keep us dry . '' a good way to break bones , ours or the unfortunate beasts we rode , but not good if we wanted to have even a hope of escaping . in all my selfishness , i 'd just left her behind . `` i accept no responsibility for this , '' he said , handing it over . 