... You don't get it, do you?

[She grips her staff, taking careful steps and angling herself so that Mikleo and Sorey both remain in her field of vision at all times.]

I didn't lie. ... About that part. I don't want to kill you. We both know I don't have anywhere near the power to kill you- And even if I did, I still wouldn't want to. I've written off people I loved before, letting them die through my inaction.

I'm never going to do that again. My inaction won't doom anyone else. If I can save you, I'm going to... If saving you through words won't work, then I'll have to figure out a new way to do it.

[She keeps talking, slowing her breathing. Shut out all useless information. Focus all of your brainpower on the situation. Prioritize your objectives, and figure out the methods that can achieve them.

Her first priority is to save Sorey and Mikleo. Surviving... That's second. If she dies here, though, then if they do get saved, they'll never forgive themselves... That's not saving them at all.

She can't run away. She can't win in a fight. She can't stall with sleep spells. So, what can she do? ... There's only one chance. One small, tiny chance, her only chance.]

And... There's one more thing I understand that you don't.