“Jeb climbed the ladder Fang had just lowered and I indulged in a moments fantasy about someone slamming the trapdoor on his head.”-max”
“A trapdoor had slammed open at the edge of the arena, followed by another and another. Slowly, reluctantly, animals were forced through the gaps. Lions, tigers, bears. "Oh my!" said the Doctor, as the trapdoors slammed shut again.”
“He had so many ways of climbing into the tree house in his head, escaping the madness below, and pulling the ladder up behind him...”
“He gives my hand a tight squeeze, but that desperation, that urgency between us is gone. No insecurities. Max and Fang. Fang and Max. No longer a question. We just are.”
“I choose you, Max. -Fang”
“Jeb: I wish I could explain what I'd give just to see you smile again.Max (thinking): How about your head on a stick?”