He fell to his knees and began to weep as he said, "Please, spare me."
He thought that he had accepted the inevitable, but when he actually came face to face with it, he realized that he didn't want to die. Apparently, his courage to face death had fled and left him to face death alone.
As he cried and wept like a child, the woman cocked her head to the side with confusion on her face. She looked like she didn't understand why he was behaving the way he was.
She even asked, saying, "What is the problem, my child? What has beset you? Tell me, and I might be able to help."
But Greg didn't reply. He continued to cry with tears streaming down his face like a waterfall. Even mucus had begun running down his nose. Apparently, he truly didn't want to die.
