[Redeeming oneself from past mistakes. He wonders what they are, so prevalent that she must wear the mantle of hero to make up for them. But she frames it as a burden rather than an honor; or maybe not quite that, but an expectation, carried heavily.
More so because she credits the title to those around her — not her own actions to make right what she believed was wrong.
He follows quietly, not surprised by her question, but uncertain how to reply. How does one qualify “many” in a war? Has his blade ended more lives than Shinra’s machines, its sprawling army? Does the blood spilled by a man on the frontlines—a “hero”—count for more than the rest? Less?
no subject
More so because she credits the title to those around her — not her own actions to make right what she believed was wrong.
He follows quietly, not surprised by her question, but uncertain how to reply. How does one qualify “many” in a war? Has his blade ended more lives than Shinra’s machines, its sprawling army? Does the blood spilled by a man on the frontlines—a “hero”—count for more than the rest? Less?
Does it matter?]
Yes. I have.
[He was trained for it.]