[Training] addicted to pain

ROANA

Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me?

”A surprise for us all I think.” she said with a soft smile. But she was glad to hear that the alchemist was doing well. It was clear to her that he had been very close to Ronin, and his death had hurt him deeply. Having him back had probably been more than a surprise. But as the conversation turned to the children again. ”Just wait until she starts walking. Then I expect you to come and praise my ability to remain sane.” she said jokingly. At least when they couldn’t walk they were generally always where you put them. As soon as they got steady on their feet, keeping track of where they went at all times was a full time job in and of itself.

He clapped her shoulder and tried to take some of the burden from her, but that was easier said than done. She frowned a little, considering whether it was worth saying or not. Ultimately, she figured if she didn’t it would eat at her, and so she sighed, preparing for the worst but hoping for the best reaction from her fellow ex-Captain. ”Well…I think I was the one that set off the explosive…and I was too slow in telling you to get back.” she said quietly, her brow furrowing. It wasn’t his audacity that got him killed, it was her failure.

He repeated the girl’s name and she nodded. ”She is a quiet, rather unconfident girl but she has a lot of potential, and is one of the few Naturals that has kept her head in all of this.” Roana told him. A grin curved her lips as he back pedaled from the offer, shaking her head with a light laugh. ”If you don’t want it, that’s fine. Maea would likely have to approve anyways. But…there needs to be someone everyone can rally behind and I think you’re better suited than me. Blessed by Safrin, reborn thanks to the gods…and not one person has created a mob to oppose you.” she said with a light laugh. ”We are talking about going to war against a goddess after all. We don’t have a hope of success if everyone remains fractured.”

Why is my reflection someone
I don't know?