“The downside is, it’ll rip you apart. You live, connected with the beast that’ll slowly manifest as rips, tremors that’ll eventually end in your death. Everyone says they’ll do anything. Instead, let me warn you; there’s an abundance of fear in death. And you’ll be lonely in death.
“You’ll perform perfectly well in public but there will always be the beast that bays beyond the shroud of darkness. Only you’ll know and, if you tell anyone, they won’t understand.
“It’ll rip you apart, people. Are you sure you want to do this?”
“Ms. Chaplain, we don’t have a choice.”