Yes, [Nathaniel gasps against his mouth, one hand moving to brace them both against the wall while the other grips Anders's shoulder hard enough to bruise.] Yes. We will find a cure if there is one to be found. And if anyone can do it, it's you. Maybe we've come through this, all of it, so that you can make this discovery. Maybe this was our purpose. We will outlive this.

[And he can't speak anymore. He doesn't have the breath for it. The bed screeches and strains beneath them.]