`` we should have just run , '' she said . its far too late now to do anything about it . then he caught sight of a cleft branch in front of him ; perfect for a catapult . `` i 'm not going to just go when you 're in this mood . '' best guess now is that it was designed especially for his talent in that no-name government agency he used to work for . '' the truth rushed on her ; and how she could have spoken at all was afterwards a matter of wonder . 