[Ardyn swallowed hard past the unease that settled in his throat, and when he spoke again his voice was hardened and determined.]

Because all that you left me made me realize how utterly stupid I was.

I have--and I mean this literally--several million reasons that I should die, accumulated over a life longer than any of you can imagine. And I'd damn well deserve an end to it, painless or otherwise.

...But I have ten reasons to live; each and every one of you. And right now, ten reasons are more than enough.

I'm sorry I broke those vials of yours. But I'm not running from this, no matter what I have to carry from here on.