When that happens I can no longer protect you. Without The Council's backing Santiago will make short work of you and I would not count on his mercy."...Don't worry I'll take care of him soon enough. His time is..." Mary was interrupted by the sound of something crashing through the skylight. "What was that?" Anton asked turning towards the sound. Mary's gaze followed his. Anthony emerged from the gloom teeth bared and nails ready. His eyes locked on Mary as he came forth into the light.. “I must look like the last person to leave an orgy!” she said. “We’d better get out of here. Will you be alright, Jonas?”“Yeah,” I replied, unable to express myself more clearly. “Good. You were – God, you were amazing.”“You too,” I said gallantly, struggling to stand. Harry leaned his microphone against the wall and wrapped a long raincoat around Jane’s shoulders, which she accepted without a word. Bill gathered up the rest of the equipment, then winked at me again, and left. Harry followed. At dusk we lit the big bonfire, and by dark it lit up the whole clearing making the surrounding wood seem even darker. The snow began melting from the branches of the trees and in a huge circle surrounding the fire. It was if we had created our own sun. The grass, which had been covered with snow, seemed to be growing in front of our eyes as the snow melted.To the south I saw the dying embers of the fire we had lit in the morning. I went down to it and pushed all the branches that had not burnt. Son of a bitch, I thought, I got him. I drew my gun and attempted to get to the other side of the fence through the gate but it was locked with a padlock. Shit. I was pretty sure he knew he’d been discovered, so if I went to the end of the block and all the way around to the front of the yard, he’d be gone by the time I got there.I figured he knew I couldn’t get to him and was afraid he’d bolt on me, so I made sure he saw my gun and told him to lie flat on the ground and throw the knife into.