the first woman

"I should've died two thousand years ago." Ezeriah glanced up at him as he busily worked on his wounds.

His lips were busted and his cheek was seeping blood at an alarming rate.

He swallowed hard. " I'm glad you didn't."

"Look at the mess we're in now." She pressed the cold ice pack Deyja made for her swollen cheek. "It's all my fault. I wish I would've drowned in that block of ice."

"I'm glad you didn't," He repeated.

"You shouldn't be." She turned back to him to finally meet his eyes. It made her heart ache painfully. "I think we'll all die tonight."