she and the others headed down the incline in a little cluster , three of mat 's soldiers following . `` your mother probably lies awake at night thinking of new ways to torment you . '' `` boring to you , satisfying to me . i was something of a celebrity in those days , after all . `` very well , let me find a way to make it simpler . '' i wondered if there was any suggestion of light to the sky yet . will got up from the steps and dusted himself down . 