he had not slept for twenty-four hours. He was hungry. He was very tired. He was cold. His body hurt from the pumping. And above all he was angry that he was going to die stupidly and leave ikemi to look after herself. what would elizabeth think about that? Hiru began to pump fast. "and I'm not going to let it stop working. I'm just going to keep on going till I get back home. elizabeth, you've got to help me."