get well soon sweet girl

[beyeotic]

[Ana wanted Yuna to have time with Tiara before the inevitable. They only had so much time and she wanted them to have it all. But now the execution is said and done Ana doesn't want Yuna to carry this all on her own.

She finds her heading in the direction of the homestead and it's probably best to be getting out of town. It's not a pleasant place to be right now.]

Yuna.

[She doesn't call out loudly, it's above a speaking voice but it's level-- just barely enough to carry.]

...I'm sorry.

[There's a lot of weight to her words, as there's a lot to be sorry for.]

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[beyeotic]

[Ana softens a little. It's what she expected to hear but it's still so disheartening to know that Yuna is putting this whole mess on her shoulders. It's this sense of self-imposed responsibility that made her nervous about the girl to begin with and it's all coming to a head earlier than she thought.]

I'm not going to lie to you, none of us could have stopped Tiara... or Ao, for that matter. That was out of our control. But the opportunities that we had to help her, you took advantage of. You lead the search for Tiara, you allowed her into the comfort of your room.. You did what you could to make her feel comfortable in her final hours. And you did all of that out of compassion, Yuna.

[She pauses.]

The facts of the case can't be helped. But what you could have done, you did. And that's nothing to be sorry about. [There's a rather somber smile on her face.] That's what a hero is.

[cherrypuncher]

[Yuna isn't sure that it's a reassurance, to be told that she did everything she could correctly, or if it's only added hopelessness to know there's no change she's going to be able to make if (when) people keep dying. She can't decide how to feel about the idea that there is only comfort left for her to offer, if that—and Yuna isn't ready to take credit for that or think so highly of it when it comes so easily to her. More importantly, she isn't sure if she believes it. If she's done the impossible before, why not now?

Instead of having to ask or explain, though, Yuna decides on:] If that's true, I don't want you to think you have anything to be sorry for, either.

[Ana, brave and sturdy and wise, takes Yuna seriously, keeps so much faith in her; Yuna can't help but admire her. As long as Ana is someone she cares about, too, Yuna won't let her feel sorry or shameful for this place none of them asked for.]

[beyeotic]

[In all honesty it's more of a statement of fact with as much sincere reassurance she could squeeze in. Ana doesn't like to sugar-coat things, especially when the objective facts seem to smack down the other party's insecurities. Take from it what you will and move forward seems to be the lesson.

Ana takes pause for a minute at Yuna's statement, however. She does feel like she has things to be sorry for, as she certainly could have done more to avoid this. But, she supposes, that there was little to do even if she had been aware of the situation. And she wasn't. So, she supposes, she should learn from this situation in much the same way she hopes Yuna does. Likely the first step is not apologizing and looking to the past.

Move on.]

You're right. I won't think that way... Thank you, Yuna.