"We aren't fated to die!" they return, sounding offended, sounding terrified, like they've been barely keeping it together for months even though it's only been a couple of days since their world got shattered. They're trembling; when did they start trembling? "We aren't going to die. That's not what's going to happen to all of us. Zenith is—Zenith is gone because I wasn't strong enough, but I'm not going to let it happen to anyone else!"