How odd. The hibiscus also seems to be growing from Fitzjames's arm. And there is jasmine on his shoulder. He looks up at Fitzjames to ask about the jasmine when something else catches his attention.
Everyone has a candle in their head. That is something that Strange, in his madness, knows quite well. But where Fitzjames's candle should be, there is another version of his face. Something that is Fitzjames but isn't. And then there is another. And another. Strange wonders if the man is James Fitzjameses all the way down, all blooming as bright as that island they visited.
He can feel himself start to regain something close to his mind, pushing past the first wave of madness to regain his senses enough to help Sabriel (the flowers are there but they do not matter, she matters), but this is something he knows he needs to ask. Strange takes Fitzjames's hand in his and starts to walk over towards some papers on the floor. As he walks, he limps, despite the fact that both Strange's legs are healthy and he certainly wasn't limping before drinking the tincture of madness. But he seems hesitant to place any weight on his right leg.
Once he finds some paper and pencil, Strange scribbles a message on the back of one of the papers (a bill of sale, something he does not need any more) and fervently presses it into the other man's hands. The message reads, Why is James Fitzjames not James Fitzjames?
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Everyone has a candle in their head. That is something that Strange, in his madness, knows quite well. But where Fitzjames's candle should be, there is another version of his face. Something that is Fitzjames but isn't. And then there is another. And another. Strange wonders if the man is James Fitzjameses all the way down, all blooming as bright as that island they visited.
He can feel himself start to regain something close to his mind, pushing past the first wave of madness to regain his senses enough to help Sabriel (the flowers are there but they do not matter, she matters), but this is something he knows he needs to ask. Strange takes Fitzjames's hand in his and starts to walk over towards some papers on the floor. As he walks, he limps, despite the fact that both Strange's legs are healthy and he certainly wasn't limping before drinking the tincture of madness. But he seems hesitant to place any weight on his right leg.
Once he finds some paper and pencil, Strange scribbles a message on the back of one of the papers (a bill of sale, something he does not need any more) and fervently presses it into the other man's hands. The message reads, Why is James Fitzjames not James Fitzjames?