you can change your clothes and meet me at the grease pit . '' i had to bite my cheek to keep from groaning out loud . 'all right , then ... we know how you can speak our language , now tell us what you are . ' to have him here , in this way , was the very definition of luxury . `` they were killed by the blast . he closed his eyes and tried to sleep but sleep escaped him most of the night . my pulse slowed a little as warmth rushed through my chest . 