Quote Originally Posted by Veloran View Post
It's practically directly stated
It's directly speculated. Nothing concrete.

And she can control it with 100% ease, as evidenced from when we fought her with the aetherial siphon. We never directly control when the Echo buffs us, except in duty finder options to remove it.

She wasn't waiting to die. She was expecting it, but after everything, she is unwillingly to give up life. Whatever it takes. THAT is directly stated.