[ And this is why she was in a tavern like this trying to get used to talking to others more personally here. She instinctively turns her head to follow the path of his hand with her gaze. ]
I see... thank you. I'll make sure that Himeka and Estinien are aware.
[ It's a plan to work on if he's telling the truth. He's sure they can look into it further later on. It wouldn't be easy, but it'd be worth the extra security.
She turns back to him quickly when his next words leave him, eyes a bit wide. She's not sure she understands why she'd even offer such a thing, but she doesn't want to be a reason he gets hurt, either. ]
You don't need to put yourself in harm's way for us, Nero, but the offer is appreciated.
[ Relena shakes her head, frowning again as she squeezes her hands together. ]
I don't really want to learn to fight. When it comes down to it, Estinien spoke about magic that I could use to protect and to heal others. I plan to focus on that more than anything else. I just...
[ Those conversations with Estinien are still hard to think about. It's a great conflict of morality for her, the idea of fighting, but she knows now that peace can't just be handed to you and it can't exist if you don't protect it. Peace is a self-contradictory precedence she'll spend a lifetime trying to fully understand, but it also means she'll never know where she should stand in moments like this where she doesn't want to let her friends die for her principles and weakness. ]
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I see... thank you. I'll make sure that Himeka and Estinien are aware.
[ It's a plan to work on if he's telling the truth. He's sure they can look into it further later on. It wouldn't be easy, but it'd be worth the extra security.
She turns back to him quickly when his next words leave him, eyes a bit wide. She's not sure she understands why she'd even offer such a thing, but she doesn't want to be a reason he gets hurt, either. ]
You don't need to put yourself in harm's way for us, Nero, but the offer is appreciated.
[ Relena shakes her head, frowning again as she squeezes her hands together. ]
I don't really want to learn to fight. When it comes down to it, Estinien spoke about magic that I could use to protect and to heal others. I plan to focus on that more than anything else. I just...
[ Those conversations with Estinien are still hard to think about. It's a great conflict of morality for her, the idea of fighting, but she knows now that peace can't just be handed to you and it can't exist if you don't protect it. Peace is a self-contradictory precedence she'll spend a lifetime trying to fully understand, but it also means she'll never know where she should stand in moments like this where she doesn't want to let her friends die for her principles and weakness. ]