annoyed , seeing as it was the dead of night , he was naked , had not long before sent the beniessienne whore to her own bed and he 'd already told the witch his plans ( and these were not the plans he 'd shared with her , hence the whore who had left ) , and last , he was in fleuridia to collect his children from boarding school so he could put them in a safe place before darkness settled on the land , he straightened , doing so speaking .