My giant ate your woman, lover boy.” “First of all, Bryony is not anybody’s woman. She belongs only to herself, and yet she gives herself freely to this world. Her strength. Her resilience. Even her very life.” He paused to let that sink in before continuing. “And secondly, I believe you’re mistaken, for it wasn’t your giant who ate her. Quite the opposite, in fact. Let’s see…ah, yes, I think it’s starting to happen. Any second now…”
