Aya desperately tried to stop the tears from falling, but it was little use. "Why would you try to drown yourself then? Nothing would upset me more..." She looked down at his face through her blurry eyes. "We just talked about this, Destin! Every life is special! You were so willing to give yours up... Why?"

"Herbs?!" Aya repeated in disbelief. "Destin, you should have come to me! I have plenty of spare herbs! If your group has money to spare, you can buy them in town." She forced herself to calm down and go over his problems one by one. "Everybody makes mistakes, okay? I know that sounds like a stupid thing you hear when people want you to feel better, but it's true! And by mistakes that healers can make, this is hardly the worst. Did you accidentally feed someone nightshade instead of elderberry? Or did you fail to check an infection? There was nothing that couldn't be fixed. K-killing yourself wouldn't only make things worse!" she flinched at her stuttering. The words had been difficult for her to say. "If the Broms are anything like the Rabins, they'd die in their tents of a fever if you weren't there to check on them. Don't you dare think that you're useless."

Aya felt the blush from earlier return to her cheeks. "If you wanted to see me, you didn't have to drown yourself to do it." The words were matched by a pouty tone.

Aya shakes her head and sighs. At least he seemed to be doing okay now. "I missed you too, Destin. Don't ever do something stupid like that again, okay? I don't want to have to miss you for the rest of my life."