A weird thing happened to me then, and for some reason I just startedcrying. I knew the answer was too complicated, and that I simplycouldn't explain...what had happened to me.My mom put her arm around me, patting my back almost like she wasburping me. "It's okay, Danny," she said, "we can talk when you'reready."I felt better, and sucked up my tears. "I'm sorry, mom. Gee, I'membarrassed!" I said."It's okay, Danny," mom said, "I love you as much as any mother has everloved her child. I'm here. I could rationalize it away, of course, but rationalization was the last refuge of a fool—someone who wishes to remain blind to the dangerous curves that may lie ahead. Was that me? Was I speeding down a dark, twisting mountain road with my headlights turned off, hoping that that black crag in front was really a tunnel, and not a wall? That was my worry. ‘Cunt!’ I liked calling her that—I truly did. That word so aptly described what she was last night, and she dripped with arousal each time I. When I stumbled to the doorway of the TV room and pushed the door open, I found them sitting on the couch apparently watching something on Josh's laptop. They immediately looked guilty and apologized for waking me up."Dude, I told you we were too loud," Josh stage-whispered and smacked Will on the head, mostly playfully. I smiled, and noticed, as I was becoming less sleep-addled, that both guys were stripped down to their underwear. I was sleeping in boxer shorts and that's all I had on, though. Unfortunately the Foole didn't seem at all inclined to make any further explanations."The god indeed made many promises that due to seemingly important reasons at the time could not be later upheld, nor would any of The Seven support his efforts to make restitution after those terrible and desperate days were over. This is much to be regretted, and I would have things differently, if I could." After this Oddtus remained silent, despite Rowan's increasingly firm requests for to him to explain at.