[Her fingers freeze against his jacket, but she doesn't squeeze. She quietly withdraws back into her own personal space. It doesn't take a genius to know what he's implying, that he's a lost cause, that he isn't worth going after.]

This isn't about your personal responsibility or even mine. We've already given them-- [them, because she isn't entirely sure who else is involved]-- everything they want.

If we abandon you and you are eventually found as a casualty, think of the message that sends to the other schools. To the other nations. While it is true that no one is safe, we need to preserve what unity we have. We can't afford to lose the other kingdoms to the same discord that tore Vale apart.