she 'd sooner have a lion in tow . `` but you 're wrong , '' she argued . nothing he had seen had prepared him for the reality of the creature that faced him now . `` i already told you , it does n't hurt . '' watched her pace in front of her . knowing her , she would bray night and day , because she was alone . a groan escaped before she could prevent it . `` i 'm coming , '' he said as he opened the door . 