she reached the ladder and stepped onto the first rung before lifting her eyes to the view . `` i was never going to let you be hurt . '' he asked , `` did you ever kill anyone ? '' still no signs of any activity , human or otherwise . i handed him the letter , my mouth opening and closing like a fish and making about as much noise . nearly everything there was instantly and updated every minute . a few minutes later i see a figure on top of the cliff waving a red piece of cloth . 