please do not take it as a slight upon your performance . '' i should have asked her if i could borrow them . `` how many times we got ta tell you ? it would be too much of a risk for you . the professor looked again at me . i hopped off of the bed , and walked over to a space on the other side of the room with another plush rug . i looked down at myself , taking stock , mentally preparing for the sight of my blood-drenched body ... only i was n't bleeding . 