The sound of the increasing heartbeat was easily noticed by Ash, who had her face on Everlearn's chest.
She had noticed it arise after the mention of her death, and even though it had quelled in less than ten seconds, the sight of it made her smile as she turned an eye to him.
"Are you that worried about me dying?"
She mused teasingly, and he rolled his eyes.
"I'm not. But… what did you mean you died?"
"What do you consider living, Everlearn?" She asked, continuing, "Is it your heart pounding within your chest?"
"I mean, if the heart still beats, then you surely live, right?" he asked in return as she smiled quietly.
"That's logical. But for me… it is defined by death."
"And death is when the things you live for are all of a sudden taken away from you." She mused, and he noticed her hands quietly folding into a fist.
"Twelve years ago, my family was killed by the Nakros."
She whispered, and he felt her already cold body suddenly drop by a couple more degrees.
