`` i was keeping my distance , like we agreed . each entrance had been lost in the explosion , but this yawning gap in the rock remained . `` did you have fun in the snow ? '' it was somewhat battered , but sturdy . when the pit was done , we harvested a couple of dozen thick branches and sharpened the tips , creating stakes that we were going to place in the base of the pit . how much more of this town do you plan to burn ? the russians are on to you . 