The only way John could pass the exam was by cheating on his wife with his teacher. But the only thing standing in the way of that was his wife. She refused to forbid it. It was not modern human Western culture. This exam was to become a licensed betrayer in Drow society. John was interested in the job because it came with great insurance, and was steady work, because no one betrays the betrayers, but it wasn't his passion, and so he told his wife about the final, and she was ok with it, so he couldn't betray her. She was betraying him by not letting him betray her. Plus she
""There you go, making up lies again." That is what they told me." She told him. Gretchen, for that was John's wife's name, had tried to help, in the end, by protesting loudly that he had betrayed her, but of course it hadn't fooled his teacher, who knew betrayal when she saw it.
"Your face belies your words," said Q'veldra, the Drow mother who knew that lies are best told quietly and quickly so there's less to examine for truth. That's also the best way to tell truths. It's just the best way to be believed, unfortunately for all the dramatic, angst filled teenagers.
the thing she did to the breaks on the Honda, which is to say, the bone breaks on the brakes on the fellow who is very large and calls himself Honda, was set them. There were healing spells that would have saved him faster, but there was too much interference.
In the end, Honda was murdered by John after John has earned his trust so that he could at last pass his betrayal exams. Oh well. There's a true friend. One who will let his guard down long enough to get betrayed. Not enough time to leave the house going glad good ghost morning soon somewhere somewhat tired head tired bowels. It's difficult to know when I should go to the library.
