That was a horrible response and he really should have expected it, but all it really did was make all of this worse. He held a little tighter, having at least sobbed himself out so all he was really doing was leaking facial fluid everywhere.

"Stringy red lashings from the sky, I don't know what they were. But I saw it, Jane. So did Strider, we were both there. Why would we lie?" He pulled back a little to look at her.