he glanced at the clock hoping prudence had made it to her sister 's safely . the circumstances were nothing that any father ought to have to hear , and panic gripped me at the thought that i might have to tell him . it would take a hard man to face his own death , to fight the dark one while his blood spilled on the rocks . next i called the district director of our order . aim for the weak points , replied k. i cant see the fuel tank from here , its on the opposite side . 