She was quiet for a minute, and then went on. "Believe it or not, I WAS worried about you, very much. After he finished...well...you know... I couldn't get the image of the hurt on your face out of my mind. God James, it was nowhere close to how I had imagined it would go. I was so mad at the time, that I wanted to get back at you, but trust me I never wanted you to get physically hurt. When you passed out, I did see that the bullet hit the medallion. I would never have left your side, if it had hit you. You have to believe me..."...