God!  That answer startled Edmund, and he turned to look at his companion in surprise.  That was probably the one answer he hadn't been expecting.

Could he bring himself to hate god?  Edmund thought hard about that.  It took him a long moment to speak.

"I think I could bring myself to hate God," he said.  "If... if what all the religious people say is true, and God created - everything, then God created pain.  I don't think a loving God would create pain for His children.  Or beaches."

Exhausted green eyes danced over Francis' person, taking him all in properly for the first time.  "A loving God wouldn't send storms when His children can't shelter from them either."