It is a stupid question, and Roland's expression should be quite enough to tell Donald so. "Are you?"

"Torpor," he says then, turning his attention toward Jen. "What do we need to know about it?" He'd like, too, to know exactly what it is they're going to be riding, because chances are low that it's going to be horses. But that much he's soon going to find out. Best stick to the important questions.