Suffering.

Without Ark knowing, an entire month had already managed to pass in the blink of an eye, or, well, not in his case. For Ark, the 5 weeks he had been held captive felt longer than almost his entire life combined. It was just too excruciating. Since he had been alone with nothing but pain and his own thoughts, Ark had gotten the chance to reflect a lot on himself, and his life for that matter. Even though he never really thought that he had taken things for granted before, after this experience, he felt like his past life on earth was paradise!