Suddenly, the crusher activated ... Errol poured some rocks into the machine; it would take a while to pound it down, if he wanted a fine grainy powder.  The machine made a very loud noise, so talking to Amora would be very difficult.  The cot in the corner was to rest during the evenings, but Errol had learned to sleep with the noise of the machines.<br/><br/>Many moments had passed; the machine quieted down to a whir, and Errol had somehow managed to get a flask of the grainy residue.  "Here is the crushed rock.  Now, the way I see it as that you could get to some sort of freedom.  If we came up with a substance, with something that can kill Screwtape - it would buy us more time and maybe we could go to the outskirts of this continent and find your village.  Even if it was destroyed, I could at least take you to one of the far remote villages where demons can't go.  This is our only shot; I mean, there's another possibility if it didn't work out.  It would involve ... a transfer ... but let's not talk about it, let's try to kill Screwtape first. You see, I need you cuz I can have you doing more than one task at a time."<br/><br/>Moving over to the separator, he poured what little crushed rock he had into the top of the hole of this slightly smaller mechanism; he quickly screwed the cover on top and pressed a button.  He took the now emptied flask and placed it into a little cubby of the machine.  "Now we wait and hope we see some green dust.  That's the pure crystalline.  I've never had this machine working 24/7 though."<br/><br/>Trudging back to the first machine, Errol put in some more rocks although this time he motioned for Amora to come over and learn how to use the machine.  "Hopefully, we could work somewhat fast.  Except, we have to be careful; the second machine needs to be cleaned out with all the useless rocks.  I'm helping you because, I've read something.  About innocent human creatures, like yourself.  Something from one of YOUR books."  At first he touched the human's hands; it was then he realized, he had to control himself for her survival.  He quickly removed his hand, saying, "Here, do this for a while.  I gotta go bandage my eye."