"I think more than you can imagine." Jacques replied to Scout. "Certainly more than I had ever experienced before. It happened in just a few moments, but the damage it did... it felt like a cannon fired a load of grapeshot from inside my chest, and then the little monster was biting and tearing..." He held a hand to his chest reflexively.
"When Long Fang removed it, it had done unspeakable damage. I could see it in his eyes. He could not understand how I was still alive. After that I can agree in part with your sentiments from that evening. At least if it had happened to one of you, death would have released you from the agony much sooner. You would not have experienced the nightmares either." He didn't look at Etna as she approached.
"Yes, he is dead. I don't know how." He said bluntly.
"When Long Fang removed it, it had done unspeakable damage. I could see it in his eyes. He could not understand how I was still alive. After that I can agree in part with your sentiments from that evening. At least if it had happened to one of you, death would have released you from the agony much sooner. You would not have experienced the nightmares either." He didn't look at Etna as she approached.
"Yes, he is dead. I don't know how." He said bluntly.