I agree with the posts that say āAdaine will probably die firstā, and I would like to add my thoughts about how unprepared the Bad Kids would be for this and the guilt everyone (especially Kristen and Fig) would feel.
Adaine 100% dies in battle, the way she fights, always gives herself fully, getting up in there, itās only a matter of time before death catches up with her. And when it does, the Bad Kids, who have foiled death so many times, who previously almost seemed invincible, now have to cope with the fact that they canāt outrun death forever.
I also fully believe that they prepared themselves for everyoneās but Adaineās death. In fact, itās one of my headcanons that most of them prepared things for Adaine, wrote little notes for her to read after they passed, left memories in the form of photographs, recorded messages for her to listen to, under the assumption that she would outlive all of them, and they didnāt want her to feel alone, wanted to help her with her grief, even when they were no longer there.
And then she dies firstā¦ no one is really prepared for that, no one thought it was possible, sheās a high elf, the peopleās oracle, sheās immortalā¦ she was supposed to be the one carrying the burden of outliving her friendsā¦ and now they donāt know what to do with themselves.
Then thereās the extra guilt of ālettingā her die. Kristen, who has been revivifying so many people, failing when it mattered so much. Her and Fig beating themselves up for not throwing Adaine more heals during the combat, too confident in their ability to escape death, to help their friends escape death, and it has bitten them in the ass. Gorgug blaming himself for not tanking more damage. Him, Fabian, and Riz beating themselves up for not killing the people that dealt the final blow, quicker.
And then there is of course the bitter irony that Adaine herself would have said that she should have seen this coming and should have been able to prevent her own deathā¦ and no one admits it but deep down they blame her just the tiniest bit for not seeing it, they canāt help but be a little angry at her for it. They all beat themselves up for feeling this way constantlyā¦ but they canāt help but remember what Adaine said in freshman year, when she found out about the oracle being in a shipwreckā¦
These feelings definitely donāt help with the already massive amount of guilt they experience.
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