`` i would wish you at my side , but we have much greater need of you at home . you do like to dance on the knife 's edge . '' as the war turned against the league , it turned to him for aid . she stamped it and pushed it across the counter so she would n't have to touch his hand . i pulled a pile of plastic packing materials off the living room chair and placed it on the pile of boxes . in his drunken state , i even think that likely . 