Her words brought back to him things she had told him last night things which, at the time, had upset him despite her gentle and quite logical explanations... and she had soothed his upset until he found himself agreeing with her.  He still was not quite straight in his mind he didn't grok it all - but, yes, Jill was probably still busy with her rites as high priestess - a task, or perhaps a happy duty, that Dawn had offered to take for her.  Ben felt a twinge that he really should have been sorry that Jill had refused, had insisted that Dawn get much needed rest.