the tigers grew still , watching her approach , and then sniffed at her cautiously . i will make it right , i whispered into the air . youre not asking just because youre interested in them , are you ? `` i do n't know what you guys eat for breakfast around here , but i 'm starving . '' it was mid-morning when he awoke with a sour taste in his mouth , his skin greasy with sweat that had gone stale in the suns heat . and you 're not even coming in . '' 