Puffing out another cough, Henry planted his hand against the side of Gamzee's head and yanked on the vine with his free hand. It yanked the kid's arm every which way but just wouldn't come free.

And now his hand was stuck.

"No. Noooooooo."

The nymph's chest hitched and he made an undignified sound in the back of his throat. Then he made it again and dipped his head and said in a very small voice, "This is the most unfair thing that has ever happened to me."