Chapter 770: The Desire to Be More
13 Days To Go
"I want to do everything I can to support Sophia. But I can't do that if I'm weak and turn out to be a liability during the war. I want to do more. I want to pull my weight."
Laia's voice dropped, becoming quieter.
"I don't want to be the friend that would be used to mock Sophia. I know deep down that I'm not good enough. I may have tried during the training yesterday, but like you said, trying is not enough."
Brynhild was quiet for a a long moment, her expression unreadable.
The cold wind swept between them, carrying with it the scent of snow and pine.
"There are already scheduled trainings," she said finally.
Laia shook her head.
"Even that isn't enough. Just the training yesterday showed me how weak I was. And even when I trained with Joren earlier today, he beat me. And even he was complaining that he wasn't good enough."
She looked up, her eyes pleading.
