we all slept there in our clothes by the lamp as the lamp burned on . we burned the monsters when we could and left them to rot otherwise . when they reached camp the sky was already changing to lighter shades of blue , and the asteroid belt that surrounded the planet was fading . as her blood flowed into him , his body buried itself in hers over and over , driving deeper and harder . he gave it no more thought than that . breeze sighed , pulling out his dueling cane and using it to steady himself . 