Why?" I shrieked, hitting him again and again, and again, the sound of the blows thudding against his chest. "Why, why!". Because I was afraid!" He got hold of my wrists and threw me backward so I fell across the bed. He stood over me, fists clenched, breathing hard. I am a coward, damn you! I couldn tell ye, for fear ye would leave me, and unmanly thing that I am, I thought I couldn bear that!"~~~~~~~~~You should have told me!" And if I had?, You'd have turned on your heel and gone without a word. And having seen ye again--I tell ye, I would ha' done far worse than lie to keep you!" Voyager