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I dunno if being good is good enough, Miss Hawke. Sousei asked me what I had to offer when I wanted him to train me, and I... I didn't have an answer. He sparred with Pyrrha, yet I wasn't worth a minute of his time. He's so incredible in battle, Miss Hawke, like the way I see my ancestors! Not just in battle, either, but as a leader! I just-- I wanted to prove myself at least once. I guess it's too late now...

[ no they're not.

anyway, hawke gives a scoff at that. ]

I think you need to take Sousei off that pedestal you've set him on. I fought Sousei, I fought him quite a lot. Most of the time, we didn't even use swords -- just our fists. And, most of the time, we didn't have a reason to fight other than being bored.

[ she pauses, considers. ]

You provide something, Jaune. To your friends and to Cerealia, if you want to extend it there. I don't think you have to give Cerealia anything of your time but if you think you must, you should think more about what you have to offer. So, you can't fight. So what? So, you're not a good leader. Again, so what? You're a good friend, I've seen you be a good friend, and that's the only thing that matters. Cerealia is... unimportant compared to the relationships you make here. Value those, not some blasted sense of responsibility to a city that's holding you captive.

[ life lessons from marian "friendship wins in the end" hawke. ]

I'm not talking about the city, Miss Hawke! I gotta fight better for my friends, okay? That's why... that's why I do it. I mean, you're so good at everything, you don't know what it's like to be stuck in a tree while your friends are fighting on their own.

Being a good friend is one thing, but I need to be better! I didn't ask to be a leader, but I guess I am one, so... I just. Don't wanna disappoint anyone.

[ And he wants ~~his parents~~ Sousei to believe in him! Or at the very least, don't screw up something so bad that everyone will see him the way Sousei does. ]

[ there's a pause here and hawke pinches the bridge of his nose. maker, she is not good at this kind of talk at all. she's really really not. but there's ... there's just one thing really, she can say about this. she supposes it will help put things into context. ]

No. I know perfectly well what it's like to feel helpless while your friends run off and fight for you. I -- [ a pause. does she want to say it? ] I lost my brother that way and it's my fault. Only mine.

[ well, she said it. ]

Being a leader isn't the greatest thing. I, personally, have never wanted to be a leader and finding yourself becoming one is... unfortunate. Yet, if you're a leader, if you're chosen to be a leader, shouldn't that mean the skills you already have have merit enough?

Maybe, but... there's always room for improvement. [ ... ] I-I'm sorry about your brother, Miss Hawke. I shouldn't have said that...

You'll improve. Don't doubt that.

[ she sighs then, hoping she doesn't regret mentioning it. she already feels like she might, feeling uncomfortable with sharing at all. ]

It... is what it is. People die, that's reality. Sometimes they're the ones you care about. Sometimes they're not.

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