he snatched one bat out of the sky and attacked as the other one swooped over his head , reaching out with its creepy chicken-like claws . i looked at him last night and i thought about his life and what it 's likely to become ... and although there is nothing i 'd like more in the world than for the big guy to be happy , i ... but in her drugged state , she could only hold on to what she had . he is a distant cousin , you understand . '' clay told the others before we left . 