He put his hand out. “I promise.”I watched it all happen in slow motion: Paul reaching in, his arm becoming very long and his hand becoming huge, ...nd the whites of Eric‘s eyes growing large as that great claw closed around him and dragged him away. I think I tried to stand and help, to grab his arm and pull him in and maybe save him. But I just couldn’t. With a howl of wind the door slammed shut, and they were both gone. Everything was quiet. Even the wind and the snow stopped.Shawna went after. We'll have to if we don't find it."Amonas did not reply and instead carried on climbing down placing himself in the lead. At length, while Amonas had already climbed down half the steps, Hilderich cried out:"There! Over there! I've found it!"Amonas stopped to look as Hilderich ran across the step towards the keystone. He knelt down and seemed to examine it closely from every side, look for signs of damage or any chipping he might hope to collect. Instead he found a perfectly shaped keystone,. It was a really nice day; we just talked a lot and enjoyed each other’s company. I made up the guest room for him which was right next to mine. Having him situated, I went to my room to get ready for bed. I put on my favorite hockey jersey. The house was a bit chilly. I went to get some more blankets from the supply closet but they were way up high. I was stretching to get them, my jersey riding up a little higher so you could see the bottom of my cheeks. I heard his breath hitch behind me and. And despite the tubes and wires stuck to Carrie’s body both Jessie and Kate thought she still looked great with Kate being the first to say so.“Oh, Carrie, you look just great. I was expecting to see you all skinny and bony like something out of a horror movie but you look great ... apart from the tubes and stuff.”“Yer, I know. They do look sci-fi-ish but I do feel great. The food they serve in here is wonderful and nothing like all the stories you hear about the horrors of hospital.