"Interesting…" he mused when she'd finished. "So I can state that I'm a very lonely old man who misses his wife terribly, but I can't say the sun is black without qualifying the statement."
Shelly stared at him, as it appeared he'd just told a lie. The sun wasn't black!
"I can't read your thoughts, but technically, what I said wasn't a lie. The sun isn't black. I had to state that I can't say it, in order to say it. Interesting effect. Especially since I was able to state what I said I couldn't state."
Shelly was getting a headache trying to follow that logic, and shook her head to dismiss it. "I need to wake up. They need me. This is going to kill Eldon, and when my dad finds out…"
"No, you need to stay here a bit longer." Shemhazau placed his hand on her shoulder, mentally and physically stopping her from leaving. "I understand you're going through a lot of pain. I can help."
