Niko knew death like a sister - she was his true partner in the phenomenal world.
A wise one determines his own fate.
And as for death - we get what we expect.
Live to fight on other days.
You're not one to take lightly, to love of for an evening and leave of a dawn.
Tempus would be protected, better shielded from whatever the Stepson thought threatening, if love could heal and save.