His heartbeat was picking up, the rhythm merging into a crescendo; each heartbeat breaching the distance between its predecessor, the inverse square law actually coming into practise. His blood cantered through his body like an 800 metre sprint, but a thousand times faster.
How long would he be able to hold this up? Surely this rate of heartbeats was unsustainable – unhealthy? His natural pacemaker was certainly making quite the pace.
He could feel it; the end; the impending doom.
Sirius uncurled his fist, releasing the bound ring from its fleshy cage.
"That's it," Remus wheezed, "My heart's exploded."
Apprehensive, the Animagus worried his lip. "I take it that's a yes?"