[She's stubborn, too. He knew that, of course, and to an extent he understands the tenacity. He'd been much the same way with Cor, trying to come to terms with his own fate while the other tried to convince him to search for a way to live. On the other hand, if the freaking top-tier god of the world says it's time to die, what else is he supposed to do?

Here, it's... like she's telling herself that she has to. And that isn't right. To make a sacrifice like that, it should be the last resort, the best option. Only after all options are explored. He's not convinced of that yet.]

If you want to live, then try that, first. Fight with everything you've got, find help- anything. Nobody should have to die unless there's no other way.

[He doesn't care if it makes him sound like a hypocrite. He wants to save her, wants her to have the sort of future he can't. Projecting? Sure, maybe. But protecting is what he prefers, and he's decent enough at it most days that he's planting his feet here and now until he's forced to move.]