lab projects exploding , experiments going wrong , students disappearing . i decided that was enough pack attention for one night . violet 's kiss was smooth-gentle warmth . the oldest of these demons had tails , horns , claws , and skin that could n't be pierced with human weapons . whereupon the captain tell her that she had better be quick , with blood , for that her ship will leave the place , of blood , before the turn of the tide , with blood . i snapped out of my numb state , filled with hope . 