[As a woman who died before she came here, his words give her ... a very real reason to hesitate. She looks at him for a long moment, as if she's processing his words. Nothing about how Lexa observes him makes it seem as if she's startled, or if there is any reason to read the silence between them as "awkward." No, it is processing, plain and simple.]
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You mean to stop death itself from occurring?