[Ah! She knows what the bulletin board is now. Kallen explained its purpose to her earlier. She will definitely have to take a closer look at it. No matter what forces she and her friends may be up against, it is important that she become stronger. Her experiences in Haven have taught her that even if she dies or disappears or undergoes psychological torture, she cannot give up on the people she cares most about. For them, she will continue to fight and protect them with her life.
She's thinking all of this, but her thoughts only register briefly on her features before the smile lifts her mouth again. And Yona cannot help but laugh.]
No. Not always. [Never as princess of Kouka Kingdom did she dare to think she might one day lift up a weapon or take up arms to protect the country. But those days are a distant memory now.]
To be honest, I didn't think much about it until recently. But I enjoy training and want to continue overcoming the physical weaknesses I may have. [She hesitates for a moment.] There are people I wish to protect.
[ It was a collective indolence, a mental blockade that kept the majority from allowing their mind to expand that far. Fighting wasn't meant to train, but to serve as a therapeutic means to temporarily liberate the mentality of war that had been nurtured, hoarded into an unrelenting yearning for victory in strength throughout their childhood. A noble reply - scarce, if not nearly nonexistent from the place he came from, but it wasn't something he could register in empathy. The statement following after, however compiled idle confusion into warm familiarity. In his own way, perhaps he can understand now.
Akira would have questioned her, if he remained stagnant, never-changing. But, that subtle conviction reminded him of what he had vehemently rejected in the past, what he had gradually honed with every lingering absence of several hours that entered metamorphosis that developed into days. He began to wonder for the first time since he had arrived if he would be able to protect anyone, his friend in particular, with the way he was now, if it was in his best interest to ignore the general dissatisfaction of working with others to achieve what he currently aimed for. ]
The people you want to protect, are they here, too?
[Her lips tighten, but the warm smile still remains somehow as she nods. Though the thought brings a sense of relief, the feeling is often overridden by guilt. Sometimes she tells herself she feels better knowing they are safe somewhere that she can see with her own eyes, but given the plethora of inconsistencies that occur living in a place like this, she knows if they weren't in Inugami, or Haven before she was kidnapped and brought here, their chances of survival would be much higher.]
Fortunately or unfortunately, many of my friends were here when I arrived. The same was true in Haven; although, I was kidnapped before they were.
[She pauses, her expression hardening, and the young girl of sixteen disappearing from her gaze. She's not only seen tragedy, endured suffering, she's seen the carnage that is war. There was once a time when the thought of taking a life wouldn't have crossed her mind. But that's in the past, and the future is the resolution that burns brightly in her eyes.
And so... with or without weapons... I will continue to fight and protect them with my life.
[ He has seen eyes like that before: bright, clear - incalescent, a vast contrast against what he was more accustomed to, opaque in aimless diversions. The novelty of it all remained, a deeply engraved impression that never left, brimming with determination and life. Akira stared briefly as if entranced before lowering his eyes eventually. A memory from the past, inconspicuous underneath the pile produced by the present, surfaced bit by bit. It wasn't something he would have understood then - to fight for someone instead of doing so for themselves, it was a foreign notion that only left him unusually agitated. But, it went without saying now. In a way, he could say that the same applied for him. But, he didn't feel the need to convey that to a stranger. ]
You're better off with a weapon. [ As a safety precaution anyway. ] They don't have any that you can borrow?
[ It was an easier topic to focus on, one that held an insouciant weight of curiosity. But, there was something vague that lingered, a faraway conversation he once had with someone else. Then again, maybe "Haven" referred to a place in her own respective world and nothing more. After all, kidnapping wasn't exclusive to places like this. Still, he'll bite just because: ]
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[Ah! She knows what the bulletin board is now. Kallen explained its purpose to her earlier. She will definitely have to take a closer look at it. No matter what forces she and her friends may be up against, it is important that she become stronger. Her experiences in Haven have taught her that even if she dies or disappears or undergoes psychological torture, she cannot give up on the people she cares most about. For them, she will continue to fight and protect them with her life.
She's thinking all of this, but her thoughts only register briefly on her features before the smile lifts her mouth again. And Yona cannot help but laugh.]
No. Not always. [Never as princess of Kouka Kingdom did she dare to think she might one day lift up a weapon or take up arms to protect the country. But those days are a distant memory now.]
To be honest, I didn't think much about it until recently. But I enjoy training and want to continue overcoming the physical weaknesses I may have. [She hesitates for a moment.] There are people I wish to protect.
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Akira would have questioned her, if he remained stagnant, never-changing. But, that subtle conviction reminded him of what he had vehemently rejected in the past, what he had gradually honed with every lingering absence of several hours that entered metamorphosis that developed into days. He began to wonder for the first time since he had arrived if he would be able to protect anyone, his friend in particular, with the way he was now, if it was in his best interest to ignore the general dissatisfaction of working with others to achieve what he currently aimed for. ]
The people you want to protect, are they here, too?
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Fortunately or unfortunately, many of my friends were here when I arrived. The same was true in Haven; although, I was kidnapped before they were.
[She pauses, her expression hardening, and the young girl of sixteen disappearing from her gaze. She's not only seen tragedy, endured suffering, she's seen the carnage that is war. There was once a time when the thought of taking a life wouldn't have crossed her mind. But that's in the past, and the future is the resolution that burns brightly in her eyes.
And so... with or without weapons... I will continue to fight and protect them with my life.
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You're better off with a weapon. [ As a safety precaution anyway. ] They don't have any that you can borrow?
[ It was an easier topic to focus on, one that held an insouciant weight of curiosity. But, there was something vague that lingered, a faraway conversation he once had with someone else. Then again, maybe "Haven" referred to a place in her own respective world and nothing more. After all, kidnapping wasn't exclusive to places like this. Still, he'll bite just because: ]
... You've mentioned Haven.