[ Good, she thinks — which is odd, because she's never gone into a fight with the will or expectation to lose. Even Camlann, where she knew she'd meet her end one way or another, was supposed to be her victory, when she forced the king to look at what his nation had become. ]

I guess we'll see. [ Her answer is suitably lukewarm, despite the arrogance in her tone. ] Make sure you stay alive until then. If you die to anyone else, I'll be really pissed off.

... And look after that shard, if it's so damn important to you. I won't tell the other fools you left, but they'll figure it out eventually.