I went outside and just sat down, hoping for some quiet alone time—there had been a lot of deaths—those who could escape and did truly support me—were among the survivors—but there weren't many—most, if not all, of them were my age and more willing to look at the world differently from those who'd died and the Animals who'd supported Elphaba right from the beginning. Among the dead was Madame Morrible—I felt no relief at her death—I was upset—for I had been the one who'd killed her—and she'd been the one trying to kill Elphaba. I only felt sick at all of the deaths and saddened that so many had to die—I thought hard and realized something very important.
I looked up suddenly when I heard Elphaba asking, "Hey, Tiffany, can I join you?" I shrugged and said, "Sure." Elphaba sat down and said, "Long day yesterday." I nodded quietly. Elphaba stared at me and said, "What is it?" I gulped and said, "Elphaba, I just, I wish, well, I wish that there didn't have to be so many deaths." She nodded sadly in agreement and whispered, "I agree." I sighed and then Elphaba said, "You have accomplished two good deeds, though—you cleared my name and established peace in Oz." I grinned at her. Elphaba suddenly asked, "What were you thinking about, earlier?" I sighed, and said, "I was just thinking that maybe the deaths would be easier for me to deal with, if the people who died were monsters or something—but they're not. They're normal people who'd lives, families, children, and futures, and they lost it—because they didn't listen to me." Elphaba sighed and said, "What book did you come up with that from?" I shrugged and mumbled, "Um, The Twilight Saga: Eclispe." She nodded and said, "Let's get inside before it starts raining." I nodded in agreement and we hurried inside, where we were greeted by Glinda.