[He exhales, nodding. She's right, there needs to be no secrets between the two, even if...

He exhales, voice going low again, more somber than scared.]

My dearest, something tragic happened to me during my kidnapping. There was someone I trusted dearly who betrayed my trust and... she poisoned me. I perished during that experience.

[He grips her hands tightly, partially for himself and partially to remind Mina that he is still standing in front of her.]

I am here now, I promise that I am not a mere spectre. I am here and alive. I was able to be ressurected almost immediately after my death, but the way they had to do this they had to alter me and...

MIna, I'm afraid I am part slug now.