Lind lifted the fool, Nathaniel, but only using one of his arms. The man groggily woke up and seemed to be lost before he began to twitch. The pain in his meridians would be like a million tiny pricks all at once beneath the skin.
It would be tolerable if it was short lived but Lind could see it was only getting started.
"W–what is going on? Did the program finish?" The familiar words in English would have been welcome but Lind had been burned by another Earth person already so he was not as troubled this time around.
"How many?" Lind's voice was lethal but he curtailed his bubbling rage to not lose control. "How many lives were worth your selfish and reckless choices? How many dead would please you?!"
He made a point of also speaking English which made Nathaniel snap out of his partially awake state. The man had pale blue eyes but they looked at Lind with an intensity that stunned Lind.
