Your Loss

With Fal having what was basically a full-blown breakdown, my mood had been worn down somewhat. 

I had been running high, both due to rescuing Pax and Akash as well as my victory against Yr'Arl in our training battle. But learning what Fal had just told me, it took me right back down to a hard level of focus. 

Lara was a threat. 

She was already making plans to move against the Guard. 

In fact, she had already made major moves against the Guard, not that Belana was planning to do anything about it himself. He was more content to just sit back, relax and let us do the heavy lifting. I was more than happy to oblige. 

Did I think I had the ability to properly take on a supremely powerful opponent as well as their legion of hybridized Null Space Invaders, and maybe a couple of Humans to boot? No. I didn't, not yet anyway. But I didn't have a choice. I couldn't just let Lara run rampant against the people of Prespian city.