His hands slipped from his throat, and he crashed to the ground like a tree falling.

"Oh, dear," said Pangborn, gazing at the fallen body of his comrade with fastidious distaste. "How unpleasant.

“I think you are very selfless.”

“Dios," he said, addressing himself to Jace. "What happened to you, brother? You…”

“Scrawny little mundane bastard.”

“It was a very bad idea. It was a terrible idea. It was the worst idea he had ev…”