Yeah, he's got no clue what any of those places are. They sound important, but nothing like those he'd be familiar with in the United States, or in the Castle. He's struck with the feeling that someone in the Castle would probably have a good idea, being generally more knowledgeable and worldly than some nobody from Alabama.

"Dying," he says shortly. No need to drag anyone else into it, but he's nothing if not frank. "'Least, I'm pretty sure that's what happened."

He got stabbed in the soul. You don't just get up and walk away from that.