he asked her if it was ready and told her it better be good . this time he was confused though . i push orion out of the way and tap on the wall floppy , searching . he 'd been army intelligence before coming to work for tony . `` excuse me , '' he said , flashing an easy grin . his shout filled the room and seemed to bounce off the beamed ceiling . he nodded to himself in time with his horses stiff-legged progress down the last few yards of steep slope to the valley floor . 