they rode along together in comfortable silence for a spell . he ran his hand through his beard , not enjoying the texture at all . `` well , i kind of made it up myself . jasmine was now sobbing next to them on the bed . maybe its only going to take a little time . but i was warned not to get close to her . `` i should worry about this , but i 'm not , '' i said , before i knew what i was going to say . a second later the world seemed to explode . 