[Something about that - pumpkins are gourds - she can't even say what, but something about it draws brightness out of her. That's Ben. That's her warden. She feels abruptly safe again.]

Yes. Pumpkins are gourds. Like squash and melons.

[She smiles at him and tucks her legs under her.]

And on Halloween they're decorations. You put a candle inside and it lights up whatever you carved into it. It's really pretty.