I think I like my tragedy to be about the personal cost of doing the right thing. Works with Lymond choosing Khaireddin to be sacrificed in order to stop Gabriel, and with Archie choosing to sacrifice himself for Horatio. Another example on the same lines: Frodo Baggins. How much less powerful would the ending of LotR have been if Tolkien had had Frodo settle down happily with Sam in his beloved Shire?

So, did you enjoy the fic? :)