She was so warm, her drenched clothes had almost dried. Her eyes were rolled back in her head. She started muttering, and I could've sworn she said, Dung balls. Time to roll the dung balls.It might've been funny-except for the fact that she was dying.That's Khepri talking, Setne explained. He's the divine dung beetle, rolling the sun across the sky.I didn't want to process that-the idea that the girl I liked had been possessed by a dung beetle and was now having dreams about pushing a giant sphere of flaming poo across the sky.
In a tense moment, the protagonist finds himself confronted by the alarming state of a girl he likes, whose clothes are nearly dry despite being drenched. As she mutters incomprehensibly, he catches what seems like a nonsensical phrase about dung balls, a situation that could be seen as humorous if it wasn't so dire. This strange state indicates something far more serious than mere confusion; it suggests she is in grave danger.
Setne reveals that the girl is possessed by Khepri, the Egyptian god represented as a dung beetle, known for rolling the sun through the sky. The protagonist struggles with the bizarre notion that the girl is connected to a divine creature associated with dung, making it hard for him to accept this surreal reality. The juxtaposition of an endearing crush with the absurdity of her current condition creates a mix of concern and disbelief in the protagonist's mind.