Nathan swallowed hard. He still felt a touch of guilt for how long he waited to save Peter, a second longer and things wouldn't have changed for the man before him. "God Peter I..." he said his heart breaking again. It seemed it would never heal.
"I had to Peter," Nathan said, "The ticking Peter was so open with the power I could hear it too and it was hurting me. Nina was the strongest telepath I knew and I didn't trust her or see any other way to break the bond it turns out I can't die anyway so it was a moot point. Now I'm just....."