““A strange joy rose within Shadow then, and he started laughing, as the rain washed his naked skin and the lightning flashed and thunder rumbled so loudly that he could barely hear himself. He laughed and exulted. He was alive. He had never felt like this. Ever. If he did die, he thought, if he died right now, here on the tree, it would be worth it to have had this one, perfect, mad moment. “Hey!” he shouted, at the storm. “Hey! It’s me! I’m here!” He””
