Marin sighs. “That’s not what I mean. My first love destroyed his life by risking being around me when I was reckless and afraid, out of control with my power. After that my former master, Damocles, destroyed his humanity in his search for power. I’m not talking about death, Eric, but the way you were working...” she huffs before adding with slight irritation, “I’m not human and I seem to understand the human phrase ‘work yourself to death’ more than you do.”