It's good that Herbert picks him up - the tightness is slowly turning to a burning, clenching pain, and he might have collapsed otherwise. Every inhalation is a feeble wheeze now, his lips slowly going blue with asphyxiation.

"Her...bert...."

He would close his eyes, but a part of him is scared they will never open again if he does...so instead he stares up at the other vampire, trying to ground himself somehow.