who would have thought that lily ellis had an ounce of poise to her name ? he looked at me , then away . the comfort factor she found so important had always been there , and that was something she could count on , and so could he . with the two of you being such old ... friends ... i thought you'd- '' `` i did n't know . '' `` you see his vehicle tracks there , parallel to the sensor units ? want me out of the way ? it didnt have enough weapons to defend itself . 