gluey was there and he talked to me for a few minutes , but i dont remember a thing he said . their mother was out of town that evening . abbey waited for ruth to finish , waited for god to give her some words . then she leaned over and whispered to him . she lived the battle with him and felt the strength of his emotional web , the pure adrenaline of a warrior of the blood , of his simple intention of making all the horrible monsters in front of him very dead . 