she was wasting more time not doing it than just getting it over with . they were on edge and that made them unpredictable . `` what if , '' he asks softly , `` we do not ask your men to ride to their death ? you helped us survive the tar pit too , even though it meant destroying your own ship . i dont want nobody coming back in to kill somebody else . im sure hes trying to come up with a good story since he knows i just busted him . 