[There's a sense of grim understanding. She doesn't offer him the comforting shoulder pat she might her troops but --]

Death is an inevitability, whether by the blade, age or illness. At times justice even calls for it, though I have rarely enjoyed seeing it.

[That said, she adds:]

If anyone is unable to crush their Shards in the end then come for me. I will.

[She will bear the sins as she wishes to bear the weight of justice for others.]