"I can't actually drive myself into the ground," Valdis shot back, trying very hard to ignore the logic in his argument, "I'm immortal."

Perfect and self sustaining. A deathless hunter. But that was all past now. That was from another life. So why did it come back now?

"And your facade is slipping," She continued, "Aren't you supposed to be a heartless jerk?"

Perhaps that was taking it a bit too far, but she truly did not want sympathy at the moment. Though she didn't particularly want to be angry either.