[Dimitri is also strong enough to snap anything's spine, or at least he was. He's strong, here, but it doesn't seem as strong.... Is this what they mean when they say the flesh is willing but the spirit is weak?]

[...He suspects he's gotten that mixed up somehow.]

[Slumping in his seat, posture atrocious, Dimitri lets out a slow breath.]

That is not true... Not necessarily. Death, and pain... are miserable things. We might forget.

And in my experience... The living you torment are often the ones you love the most.