His body convulsed suddenly. His hands flew to his throat as if his own fingers could physically remove whatever was destroying him from the inside.
His mouth opened wide, and a choking sound emerged.
Not a scream, not a cry for help, but a wet, gurgling noise that something was breaking within his body.
His complexion became noticeably flushed.
This was not due to embarrassment or physical exertion, nor was it consistent with typical physiological responses to drinking water.
His skin appeared to be burning from the inside. The color spread across his pale elven complexion, transforming his face into a mask of internal hemorrhage.
His eyes began to bleed.
Blood oozed from the corners of his eyes, running down his cheeks in thin rivulets.
The liquid was dark, arterial blood flowing from ruptured vessels in his eye sockets. His mouth opened wider, and blood poured from between his teeth, coating his lips and running down his chin.
