`` instructor told us the experienced divers can go off on their own , farther down the shelf . some said perhaps he had left the colony altogether . `` the vampire council was actively trying to shut down shadow falls , '' she accused . if he went back down into the basin he would be a sitting duck , out in plain sight . her saliva burnt his skin , sizzling it like acid . i pushed through the door that led onto the roof and there were a few people near the railing , pouring their drinks over the edge . 