"Under another circumstance, perhaps. But due to the way this world works, the only way to end this in our favor is to either kill him and halt the magic involved that way, or to make Garland relent under his own free will. And I imagine that would still involve him throwing himself on his sword. He and his life are linked to all of this, as are ours. For him to achieve his own goal, he has to cut us down."

She gave Jaune a stern look, "We all know the stakes here, and what we're fighting for is a dwindling continuation of what has been, or an attempt to risk everything to try to save it all...and there's the chance we're all wrong." She sighed and looked on ahead, "That's why it's okay to leave the hard parts to others. So long as you're true to yourself and act with conviction. That you give your best, even if it's not in battle. Garland isn't going to try to kill us because he's evil. He's going to do this because it's what he believes needs to be done to save this world."

She looked back at Jaune and looked him up and down, focusing on his garb, "You were training to be a warrior back home, right? Even if you disagree with what your enemy stands for, you still need to acknowledge what they will do to reach their goal. You need to meet them with an equal sense of purpose. Any less and you won't survive."