He does not move much, both for Nancy's sake and for Matthew's.
"Of course I do not understand it. Life is not in my idiom. But I understand the process of life. Death. Goodbyes. Regeneration. Transition. Deep change. Loss. Death. And the cycle continues." He frowns visibly, then asks quietly, "Are you sure you're not still observing it from the outside? You only know your experiences, not others'. You do not know life in other worlds, other contexts, only your own rebirth as You."
Death pauses again, this time turning his eyes away to one of the vases with the dying and fresh roses. "I understand now that I do not understand. That none of my kind understand. That we will never understand. And that is enough for me to want to protect your lives as best I can. I wish to learn from you and your example."
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"Of course I do not understand it. Life is not in my idiom. But I understand the process of life. Death. Goodbyes. Regeneration. Transition. Deep change. Loss. Death. And the cycle continues." He frowns visibly, then asks quietly, "Are you sure you're not still observing it from the outside? You only know your experiences, not others'. You do not know life in other worlds, other contexts, only your own rebirth as You."
Death pauses again, this time turning his eyes away to one of the vases with the dying and fresh roses. "I understand now that I do not understand. That none of my kind understand. That we will never understand. And that is enough for me to want to protect your lives as best I can. I wish to learn from you and your example."