Thank you! I'm so glad this translates even though you aren't as familiar with one of the canons. And yeah, the violence -- I don't think I'd have been able to write it if I wasn't in the Corinthian's head while I was doing it (any kind of violence involving eyes tends to squick me out, thank you Un chien andalou) because he makes it almost lyrical.
*grin* That line is actually a nod to Sandman -- in the eighth volume, one of the immortal characters says that the secret to not drowning is not to drown -- but seriously, it works so well for Claire and his boundless certainty.