[Her hand on his cheek is a gesture he had missed. It was comforting, familiar, and warm.]

I can't help it. I was supposed to be there, Pyrrha. We're partners, remember? I just wanted to protect you. I know that situation was impossible. I know you saved my life that night...but I didn't get to save yours.

[He draws in a breath and lets it out]

I was useless...again.

[She had taken the choice away from him...not that it would have been much of a choice. He knew that's why she'd done it. She knew that Jaune would never had left her willingly. It didn't make it any better or easier to accept.]