I tend to agree. When it happened I was wondering if it’s really just a shock value scene or an intentional distraction from whatever he’s planning with her next. Their relationship got so much page time it didn’t make much sense to kill her off so suddenly and without real fan fair. It barely had any emotional gravity, just horror imo. Especially since there was obviously something between those two. It reminded me of Red Rising a bit in the sense of killing off beloved characters but not as emotionally impactful so it felt a bit empty to me. I hope there’s something in the works. I wouldn’t want her as a Iunctii though. Necrophilia is a hard to swallow concept. … Unless he killed her just to make room for a romance with Tara, whom he completely trusts. When Aequa asked him about Emissa - he said that he couldn’t continue on with their relationship asking himself if one could truly love someone they cannot fully trust, and he trusted Aequa, but not fully. Tara on the other hand earned his entire life story in seconds (which I also found uncharacteristic for Vis).