Hunger is, perhaps, misleading. It's slightly more complex than that.
[The thought occurs to Ivan, briefly, that he's never tried to properly explain this before.]
Satisfy an addiction comes closer. I've never partaken of the stronger modern opiates, but I understand the craving level is somewhat representative. But it's...
[He glances away, out the window. Whether he's trying to distance himself from the blood in Charles' veins or settle on his next sentence might be unclear, to most. (It's definitely both.)]
We feel unwell, when we abstain. Psychologically, but it also leaves us weaker. Sluggish. It isn't like a drug addiction where you can clear your system and the main danger is relapse alone.
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[The thought occurs to Ivan, briefly, that he's never tried to properly explain this before.]
Satisfy an addiction comes closer. I've never partaken of the stronger modern opiates, but I understand the craving level is somewhat representative. But it's...
[He glances away, out the window. Whether he's trying to distance himself from the blood in Charles' veins or settle on his next sentence might be unclear, to most. (It's definitely both.)]
We feel unwell, when we abstain. Psychologically, but it also leaves us weaker. Sluggish. It isn't like a drug addiction where you can clear your system and the main danger is relapse alone.