`` hold on to it for just a moment , '' he said and guided her forward . for a split second i considered continuing the game , but the jig was up . he decided that the best way to deal with the danger was to face it . why ca n't you settle for what you have now ? so no blood should smell that good . `` i understand , but i think it 's more than that . she shifted her pack on her shoulder . i guess i had come off the bench and into the game . 