chapter 14 - date `` so what are you up to ? '' the room was enormous and stunning and i wished that i was going to be staying in a room like that . they collapsed onto the ground and gasped for breath , the air sucked back towards a distant point before it was blasted forward at them . and although the man 's hands were cold , his touch was soft , gentle . `` i 'm just trying to lay down the law so you know what to expect out of the next few weeks . 