these were their names , there were nine in all : shadow and hollow heart were the first two rustle and murmur were the second pair frost maker and whisper were brothers in the dark last sigh and eclipse leapt from branch to branch in the trees and star biter floated overhead like a black cloud and pounced down on the people the black jaguars came from behind the curtains , they came from inside the water jars and incense-burners , they clawed out the hearts of the apprentices and devoured their faces .