but she was not here and he was alone in a burned , dead land , the same dead land- `` you saw it , did n't you ? '' it is pleasing , my lord , that you would protect my people from your kind . and i think she knew exactly how it would go . he eyed her a moment and said , `` let 's see your portfolio . '' not if no one knows where you are . ' her hair was wet and combed . 'let 's see if i can explain it . 