Blade managed to stay awake until she'd vanished out the window.

Blade managed to pull the quilt over them before sleep took him.

Blade managed to suppress a violent start into a small one.

But any more precision than Blade had managed would have been wasted.

Blade couldn't manage a word now even in his mind, but he tried to give her an affirmative.

Blade managed to make his voice sound almost completely calm.

Blade managed to stretch that chase out for a week.

Blade could only occasionally manage to see anything beyond the ship's sides.

Blade managed to shrug, although, he felt a chill inside him at the last words.

It took a greater effort than ever before, but Blade managed to keep his face calm.