Sybok met him with an even gaze, calm and assured. "If you trusted me enough," And he doubted Jim would, simply because Jim wasn't an idiot and wouldn't let anyone just stroll into his mind. "I could show you, at least until the point where you couldn't tolerate it anymore.

"It is more painful than losing a parent. It is greater than any physical pain you can imagine...though I suppose you're wondering how I'm standing here, if it's so terrible to endure?"