he asks her why she didn’t die when the kasaavin attacked her, knowing full well the answer to that: he knew they wouldn’t kill her, because he’d never allow that to happen. he could destroy everything, gain the ‘maximum carnage’ he’s dreaming of, rule as king of a ruined universe, but he would keep her alive for as long as he’s there, no matter how much he convinces her or even himself otherwise. it’s been the same with every incarnation. he doesn’t want her dead, not really. they’d be unbearably lonely without one another. intertwined in a deadly dance on top of the world