Well... from the sound of it, Nightingale have more power than she does. So hopefully, if we succeed in preventing her from amassing enough power for her weapon, they'll intervene before we have to defend ourselves against her.
[He looks down at his lap for a moment.]
...Hurt people lash out. It's possible that she may need to burn herself out before she's ready to listen, let alone accept our help. I would prefer it if we could just withstand it, but it's not as though defeating her automatically necessitates killing her. [Kaveh is not as much of a pacifist as he comes off as--he understands the need for self-defense. But at this point he thinks Ruby's in too much emotional pain for physical pain to really be the issue.] But I don't believe it's impossible. We wouldn't have gotten assistance if it was, and... none of us truly wanted to hurt each other. That counts for something.
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...We'll make it through. [Quietly.] Without hurting anyone else.
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What if we can't convince Ruby?
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[He looks down at his lap for a moment.]
...Hurt people lash out. It's possible that she may need to burn herself out before she's ready to listen, let alone accept our help. I would prefer it if we could just withstand it, but it's not as though defeating her automatically necessitates killing her. [Kaveh is not as much of a pacifist as he comes off as--he understands the need for self-defense. But at this point he thinks Ruby's in too much emotional pain for physical pain to really be the issue.] But I don't believe it's impossible. We wouldn't have gotten assistance if it was, and... none of us truly wanted to hurt each other. That counts for something.