[He shakes his head. When he speaks, his voice is scratchy, dehydrated.]

His name's Vincent Fortier. I worked with him. He caught her on her way to Reims.

[Lili's father wipes at his eyes, and gently takes her hand. She coughs and sputters, almost in response.]

They don't know what the curse is that he hit her with, but it's suffocating her. She'll stay just awake enough to struggle for air, that's it.