[Not naive so much as tired of all the fighting. Some people just handle it better than others, that's all.

But choosing to fight by choosing not to fight? It strikes her as an odd decision, one that reeks of not fighting at all, but. Everyone fights in their own way. A blade, magic, it's all she knows. It's what l'Cie were made for. Mercedes' quiet strength and faith is...different. Too different for her to understand. Even so...]

Just be careful. I don't know how the Emperor will take that.

[And you're normally a decent ways from her being able to help, Mercedes. She doesn't like that, either.]

They might have a problem with people who don't fight others head on.