They weren't just reeling in trauma but transforming. They were breaking not to collapse, but to rebuild. Each purge was a storm tearing away their naivety; each execution sharpened resolve, and each scream they silenced etched another line of steel into their souls.
They were blades on a whetstone, ground down painfully, slowly, mercilessly. And they were becoming sharper.
For many, their hidden traits were slowly surfacing, and for some, the knot in their heart was loosening up, allowing the genius traits they had subconsciously sealed to surface from time to time.
Yes, Reinhardt was looking at Delicia and the others. In this mission, she, Rolan, and a few others were showing the most growth.
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The crusade continued without pause. Even battered and weary, they marched on because knights do not know when to stop.
