`` i 'm prepared to hear your conditions , alpha . '' `` you have formed an opinion of these events ? '' did he get that feeling when he looked at me ? another late night - and another race against the rising sun . the ned roared in pain and twisted away from the attack . 'it 's something to worry about , is n't it ? ' youre saying i had to make a whole bunch of bad decisions before i was able to get it right ? then he turned on his heel and stalked from the room . 