I don't know for certain, but it's possible whatever they did is causing the levels of miasma to increase over time. Of course... it could also just be that my body is weaker, so everything is happening faster...
[At this point, he doesn't even know which would be worse. Either way, there's no cure. And either way, he'll just continue to deteriorate until--]
But it's still possible there could be something that might help. Something from another world, perhaps... and there are already many people who've offered to help me. So... I'll be all right.
[He wants so desperately to convince her that he'll be okay, so she doesn't have to suffer alongside him, watching him die. But how can he, when even he doesn't believe his own words?]
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[At this point, he doesn't even know which would be worse. Either way, there's no cure. And either way, he'll just continue to deteriorate until--]
But it's still possible there could be something that might help. Something from another world, perhaps... and there are already many people who've offered to help me. So... I'll be all right.
[He wants so desperately to convince her that he'll be okay, so she doesn't have to suffer alongside him, watching him die. But how can he, when even he doesn't believe his own words?]