he rushed toward her and adjusted her blanket , holding her close to keep her warm , whispering into her ear , caressing the teeth-marked scar on her emaciated belly , promising to rescue her from all of it , even if it costs him his life , because he finally realized that she 's the only good thing that ever happened to him and he refused to ever lose her- it took him long enough to learn this but he learned it and he wo n't forget .