"There is also the possibility that if I do not consent to their terms, I will be cast out again, if that doesn't happen outright. Out where, as you have seen, I am very likely to die." He pursed his lips thoughtfully. "But then, if I'm lucky I might get a few years completely debilitated if what's in me is feeling especially resentful. What a great bookend to being forced back to life if I don't opt to sacrifice a little more."