Make the most out of no time

"I--w-will live." Remi murmured, each word agony as the torn muscles of his stomach and ribcage vibrated with the sound. "I cannot be killed w-when shifted." He added, breathless and finding it difficult to focus on the words coming out of his mouth, but knowing that Sam likely needed more context to ease the worry the alchemist heard in his voice. "T-that is why I changed so s-suddenly." Shivering slightly now from exhaustion and pain as well as temperature, Remi squeezed his eyes shut for a moment trying to cling to consciousness. As Sam's finger trailed along his jaw, Remi opened his eyes. There was hardly any light here, just enough to softly outline the flutter of Sam's lashes, the silhouette of his face. With a groan, Remi raised a hand, meaning for it to ascend towards Sam's face, but finding the effort more than he could manage. His arm collapsed onto his stomach and Remi bit down on his lip to keep from crying out, instead breathing a steady stream of anguished air from his nose. With a muffled groan, Remi looked at the dirt-ceiling overhead. After a moment his entire body began to shake as his muscles tensed and defiantly ignored the commands of his mind. Releasing the tension and sighing, Remi's eyes closed for just a moment before he forced them open again. "I do not know that I can...not...right now anyways. " Swallowing down a thick mixture of saliva and blood, Remi tried to turn his head towards Sam as much as he could. "I am sorry Sam..." remi Too long till I drown in your hands