i like you , laura says with a nod , as if she is just coming to this conclusion . `` just once , i wanted someone to defend me . shed stopped trying the key in various locks , but shed never really given up believing she would find it . look , i think you need to feed , buddy . i was silent again , staring at him . `` it 's a long way back to the shade and even farther to the underground . you know when the best time for sleep is ? 