[ It almost breaks Weiss' heart when Kazuya answers her question. The way her shoulders sag she looks down shows her sadness, but she remains calm. There's no need to be too disappointed about this.

He's entitled to his own opinions, of course, but there was a very small part of her that wanted to validate her own choice. Winter didn't agree with it, after all, but she stood by her own decision. If someone else felt the same way, then maybe she'd feel less worried about it right now.

The loneliness welling up inside her truly knows no bounds. It's feasting on her worries and insecurities, wanting others to believe in her because only then would she think she's in the right. ]

I don't think I could ever just let anybody die. . . at least, I don't think so.

[ Which begs the question. Could she kill her enemies? Cinder? Salem? What does it mean now when she's made a contract with a demon? The king of them all, even? ]

I'm not sure how my teammates feel about that, though.