but since none who are taken into the city ever come out again-except the pets and their guards , and they are n't talking-no one knows what it 's really like . the panic rose in both of our throats . the other man frowned at this and watched as the group ran towards the square , moving out of sight . i didnt take much further interest in the lot of my parents , being absorbed by my re-acquaintance with school . he glanced around the crowded bar . 