Flora Bloom returned to the table, her face crestfallen. "Aren't I just supposed to be getting fat? Why has my face changed so much?"
Evangeline Rook cleared her throat and continued to explain.
"This is what's so terrifying about the aberrant insect Nina Rook is raising. It doesn't just drain a person's life force; its toxins also travel with that life force to every part of your body.
"And since it's a toxin, it will naturally cause some external manifestations. For instance, your face and your skin... right now, they're just becoming unsightly, but eventually, they will begin to ulcerate. If this goes on for too long, the poison will seep into your organs and bones. When that happens, your entire life force will be siphoned away by the aberrant insect and transferred to Nina Rook.
"Once you're dead, General Cross will be a free man, and she'll have grown stronger. It's a win-win, so why wouldn't she do it?
