Fortitude

She watched his expression change, his eyes giving away everything he didn't want to say. She couldn't help but smile at him as she gripped the scythe in her hand. She could tell he didn't want to believe her. He'd never given her anything but pain and misery before. So how could he have given her so much strength?

She wanted to give him every reassurance she could think of to prove that she was where she was because of him. But there wasn't time. He was right. They had a job to finish. They had to be heroes.