[ Yang's sudden shift in body language isn't hard to miss, but Jaune can't begin to guess any specific reasons for it. Maybe she had an unpleasant confrontation with Cinder in the vault? The woman does have a way of leaving a haunting impression on people.
He'll never forget how powerless she made him feel, after all. ]
She's driven if nothing else...
[ Yang's answer doesn't give him any peace of mind, but he's been living with paranoia for a while now that he thinks he prefers it rather than being caught with his guard down someday. ]
When Ruby disarmed her at Haven, I tried to end her with my blade. I've been wondering for a while if that was the right thing to do, if I should've given her a chance to surrender. ... That time has passed.
[ If Cinder will not accept anything other than total victory, then he knows what he must do. If she's still out there, then there may come a time when Cinder dies on her knees, a fitting end for someone who took Pyrrha in the same way, but Jaune won't have any pleasure in it. His heart may be broken but it's not cold just yet... he won't let it get to that. ]
Maybe you should head back.
[ He feels so useless. He had hoped he would come up with something helpful to say if Yang agreed to go for a walk, but the words just aren't coming to him. There's nothing he can say to make any of this better. He knows someone who can, though, and she's back at the house. ]
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He'll never forget how powerless she made him feel, after all. ]
She's driven if nothing else...
[ Yang's answer doesn't give him any peace of mind, but he's been living with paranoia for a while now that he thinks he prefers it rather than being caught with his guard down someday. ]
When Ruby disarmed her at Haven, I tried to end her with my blade. I've been wondering for a while if that was the right thing to do, if I should've given her a chance to surrender. ... That time has passed.
[ If Cinder will not accept anything other than total victory, then he knows what he must do. If she's still out there, then there may come a time when Cinder dies on her knees, a fitting end for someone who took Pyrrha in the same way, but Jaune won't have any pleasure in it. His heart may be broken but it's not cold just yet... he won't let it get to that. ]
Maybe you should head back.
[ He feels so useless. He had hoped he would come up with something helpful to say if Yang agreed to go for a walk, but the words just aren't coming to him. There's nothing he can say to make any of this better. He knows someone who can, though, and she's back at the house. ]