Summary

In “Things That Go Bump In The Night,” Orion burnt Jack to death, then asked El if she was okay. El asked him to get her a magical cloth her mother had made her, which was infused with healing magic. He pulled the knife out of her stomach and helped her get into bed. When the curfew bell rang, she told him to leave, but he insisted on staying. Monsters were attracted to the injured and to any students who were out of their rooms after curfew. While students grouped up together during the day to shower, walk to class, and gather supplies, they had to be on their own during the night or risk becoming a target for every monster in the school. Monsters streamed into El’s room all night. Orion killed them all and became so full of mana he...