“Evemer’s heart ached, and for the first time in his life, he wondered if he was going to be able to survive this. Probably not. Chances were that it wouldn’t drive him to a literal death, but it was beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Evemer who endured that heartbreak and came out on the other side was going to be a different person than the one who sat here now, half-naked and dripping wet and miserable.”