[The words hit Ruby like a truck and she doesn't quite feel ready to be put on her feet after hearing them, but here she is and she's doing her best to stay on them.]
But I couldn't stop them from getting-
[It's only when she lifts her head up to give Pyrrha a defiant little glare that she realizes who she's talking to.
And she stops cold mid sentence as a pit forms in her gut. A realization hits her that person who had been trying to help her this whole time was someone who she had seen before.
Something wet hits her cheeks and her voice cracks when she speaks up. She doesn't quite realize how hard it's hitting right away.]
-I couldn't stop you from getting hurt.
[She couldn't stop her from dying before her eyes.]
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But I couldn't stop them from getting-
[It's only when she lifts her head up to give Pyrrha a defiant little glare that she realizes who she's talking to.
And she stops cold mid sentence as a pit forms in her gut. A realization hits her that person who had been trying to help her this whole time was someone who she had seen before.
Something wet hits her cheeks and her voice cracks when she speaks up. She doesn't quite realize how hard it's hitting right away.]
-I couldn't stop you from getting hurt.
[She couldn't stop her from dying before her eyes.]