Complex sentence: Pimstein originally intended Soraya to die at the end of the first stage, nevertheless he brought her back stating that Thalia needed a strong counterpart that could test her role as the heroine of the story.
Split into simpler sentences: Pimstein originally intended Soraya to die at the end of the first story arc. Nevertheless, he brought her back stating that Thalia needed a strong counterpart that could test her role as the heroine of the story.