but if she let doubt cloud her path now , shed fail . it hurt like blazes when she tugged the tight sleeve over her arm , and when she bent her elbow to pull the other side off . have dinner with me tomorrow night . this is my moment ; this is why i stayed alive . fellows pressed his lips together and looked out the window again . she dropped her head back against the tree . help me give that to her . '' right on the scar that cut through his thick purple scales . 