Pyrrha went back to that tower by herself because... she believed she had a destiny. I think... that burden of expectation and greatness can sometimes be a lot harder to bear than... than being a failure.
[ And Jaune has a master degree in the latter, so he can't imagine what it's like to always be expected to succeed. ]
I just don't want Ruby to think... that it's her responsibility alone. We're all in this together. And yet, in my heart... I feel scared every time we part ways. It starts to hurt, before anything even has a chance to happen. A pain that's not even really there.
[ He knows now what people like Cinder and Tyrian are capable of, and he knows full-well that his friend is a high priority target for them. He also knows that Ruby is reckless because he is, too, although he thinks the only difference is that he's prepared to die every day. ]
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Date: 2019-01-20 11:24 am (UTC)[ And Jaune has a master degree in the latter, so he can't imagine what it's like to always be expected to succeed. ]
I just don't want Ruby to think... that it's her responsibility alone. We're all in this together. And yet, in my heart... I feel scared every time we part ways. It starts to hurt, before anything even has a chance to happen. A pain that's not even really there.
[ He knows now what people like Cinder and Tyrian are capable of, and he knows full-well that his friend is a high priority target for them. He also knows that Ruby is reckless because he is, too, although he thinks the only difference is that he's prepared to die every day. ]
Yang... do you think Cinder is really gone?