kiwimidnight:

“ Thomas Hamilton was there.
  [Flint] disbelieved me. He continued to resist. And corralling him took great effort.
  But the closer we got to Savannah, his resistance began to diminish.
  Perhaps he’d finally reached the limits of his physical ability to fight.
  Or perhaps as the promise of seeing Thomas got closer…
  he grew more comfortable letting go of this man he created in response to his loss. ”