shaking my head at his joking in a time like this , i went to knock on the door . see , we are no longer strangers . `` what i wish is that you 'd tell me what 's going on . you 're supposed to protect me . '' does that give you enough to work with ? '' we come off the line and head for the starting positions . in my defense , i did ask you to come with me once and you did n't want to . the fire roared at his back . 