her mouth was fluid , and she leaned forward , lips moving rapidly . i came here knowing that there was a good chance you would kill me , but if you must , at least do it knowing that i 'm just a man . he looked down at his drawing in the dirt again as if to confirm it to himself . `` you two just need to talk and be honest with each other , '' mel tells him . there 's this calm , this knowing , this understanding that was never present before . 