i asked , setting down the tray i had brought him and putting a hand on his forehead . those things out there are vampires . it is a high price and does carry its own peril , but no knowledge or power is worth gaining without cost . you personally support the power supply for an entire city inside the mist . `` it 's harder to conceal a wire when you 're not wearing a jacket , '' he said to her . `` mushroom ravioli , '' i answer just before i take another bite of crusty , warm bread . 