Death always wins.

“I'll keep it," she said. "Then, when you get back, after you and the dark one a…”

“So, you let me get through that whole spiel, my entire tirade, but weren't goin…”

“Her fingertips reached to trace the damage, but he grasped her hand with his ow…”

“It was here that Isobel first felt the twinge of an inward pull on her mind. Sl…”