He laughed and shifted a little to get more comfortable. "Yeah, I've been trying with that one. Dying really sucks."

He paused, thinking about that little fact. It was true that Alastair was the only one, and with good reason, and he definitely needed to stay that way. And it was a little disturbing to think about. But...

"It felt like you did, when you lost that duel," Kiryu murmured. "Only worse, 'cause no one knew how to fix it. I really thought I'd lost you..."