Her eyes traveled around them, wary of the strange look their surroundings had taken. She recalled the strange shield he had conjured on their previous encounter, and wondered if this was a sign he was about to do it again.

"That is not true. A death can come at the end of a long and fulfilled life. That's what we are working towards--so that every troll on Alternia can have a chance at that. As for those who died trying to achieve that...I can't speak for them, but neither would I demean those who fought for the cause by assuming that they all have regrets."