As he waited for his compatriot, Kenny retreated again into his inner world. The nightmarish landscape was something out of Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy Pt. 1: Inferno." Flames licked at his arms uselessly, as he stood atop what Sankontessuo called the "Malebolge." 

Despite Sankontessuo's flair for the dramatic & theatrical, it was their mutual love for the human poet's work that made a building block of their partnership. "Come to me for more advice?" "No, Sankontessuo, I came here for nothing but to come here." "Well, if you like poetry...."