"He said that she was dead, but that it was well, because she had served her purpose to God." He clenches his jaw briefly then goes on. "He said this as if it were a kindness. As if we should all be proud. As if I should feel all right about what she had done to me, about what had happened for her, because it was God's plan or his will."

He finds that he is still, in spite of the bourbon and Dionysus' care, very angry about this in particular.