"It's the middle of the night. I'm lying in bed alone — I can't sleep without Hloggy snoring beside me. I star

"It's the middle of the night. I'm lying in bed alone — I can't sleep without Hloggy snoring beside me. I stare into the darkness. My eyes play tricks on me — it's like swarms of little black specks are marching across the ceiling. It's hot, and my back itches. I toss and turn in bed, imagining how we'll return to Numeria with an army of battle robots, or gearsmen, and we'll live as kings."