"I'm just gonna leave this topic alone because I don't understand it at all," Sam decided, waving a hand to dismiss that topic. "I've had a long few days and my brain doesn't need anymore weird stuff to make it explode. I'll need it to work till at least tomorrow."

He could probably get away with not saying anything at the Council meeting but Brannoc would catch him before he left and demand conversation which meant he had to be something more than a brainless teenager.