i do n't hear him , never do , but he pops up in the den , switching on the light when he walks in . the new guy burst flame eleven meters , nearly burning down the trees around them . the other was female-demanding and insistent . the two came together in a heavy tackle leaving them both flat-out on the grass side-by-side , laughing even though they were completely out of breath . across the clearing , there was a person sitting on what looked like a box , perched on a gruesome hill of human remains . 