That gained a frown from Alex. It was one thing saying that to him, quite another getting him to believe it. He'd seen some pretty incredible shit over the last year or so, so while in some ways, nothing could surprise him, but this? This was a whole 'nother level. Someone telling him to accept it was guaranteed to make him not. After all, a healthy dose of scepticism helped keep him alive.

"So, how well do you believe it?" he asked, mostly to stop the panic that was building inside him from breaking forth.