“Are you saying you do not fear death?” He didn’t know whether or not to believe her since he didn’t think she’d ever uttered a lie to him. “I fear pain.” She met his eyes with unwavering doubt. “I fear the agony of flames, I fear the stab of a knife, the suffocation of drowning. Death is an escape from worldly senses, and all I want is to not suffer or be afraid when I am living in this world – or dying in it.”
