Yes?” she asked, eyeing me guardedly.I struck out a hand and said “Shake.”Arra stared at the hand, then into my unfocused eyes. “One good fight doesn’t make you a warrior,” she said.”Shake!” I repeated angrily.”And if I don’t?” she asked.”I’ll get back up on the bars and fight you till you do,” I growled.Arra studied me at length, then nodded and took my hand. “Power to you, Darren Shan,” she said gruffly.”Power,” I repeated weakly, then fainted into her arms and knew no more till I came to in my hammock the next night.

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