He jumped a little as if he had forgotten she was there and looked up at her smiling a little, "Sorry," he said, "I thought I was;...I guess I was just, preoccupied."  To pacify her he raised the bite to his lips and chewed it thoughtfully before swallowing, "Many of them will be calling their families tonight, and none of them, like you, will tell them of the danger we are about to face."