[i]	Tears pricked Jace's eyes upon hearing that and he clenched his hands into fists to stop them from trembling. God, he never wanted to have to go through this; he hadn't even cried at his own mother's funeral, but he was crying over a friend who wasn't even gone, yet. How was he going to cope when he was truly gone? Basil was the only person he'd ever had that cared in the slightest for him and now he was leaving him alone in this world...it wasn't fair.
	He nodded his head slowly. "Of course," he whispered, not able to speak any more loudly. He remained silent for a minute. "How...how much longer do you think he has, sir?"[/i]