No, I--

[He falters, biting back whatever he'd been about to say next.]

I guess I'm gonna have to accept it either way. There's not exactly a whole lot I can do about it, so . . . lean in, I guess.

[And honestly? He'd prefer to think even of Jack than his own death. But . . .]

Hey. At least you went out a hero, right? I just got killed by some Maliwan asshole.

[Fair's fair, right? Now they both know how the other died.]