"You remember what happened with Barns earlier..."
Deandra's words brought some recollection from before.
Of course i did.
It was the moment when Barns was killed. And by Don no less.
At that time, Don had suffered immense mental and emotional shock that accelerated the corrosion of his mind by the mysterious skill influence.
It was enough so that Don passed out and was unconscious for a while ever since then, until now. It must have been a defensive measure of his mind and body.
"Don... he's in pain right now. So much anguish, maybe even more right now than we could imagine."
Then, even i and the rest of us who were only observers from the side felt immense emotional pressure and shock from watching Barns die unexpectedly in the gruesome way he did.
What Deandra was probably trying to imply was that, imagine that level of pain and anguish...
But multiplied by unknown folds.
I felt her grip on my clothes tighten.