[Arianna is all set to protest. That the only kind of leader who matters is the kind people are willing to follow. That the age comparison merely makes excuses for her shortcomings, and if anything, confirms them. That on a practical level, their group needs people who can do things now, not someday.
But she doesn't. Because it's Yuuri. Even if everyone else really does think of her as lesser, Yuuri's faith in her is... well, it's not enough, but it means something. And it comes from experience, she knows that--even if there's still so much to the story she doesn't know, she knows enough to understand this. If nothing else, she can't stand the thought of metaphorically throwing it back in her face.]
Rii-san...
[She hugs her tightly, tears forming in her eyes.]
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But she doesn't. Because it's Yuuri. Even if everyone else really does think of her as lesser, Yuuri's faith in her is... well, it's not enough, but it means something. And it comes from experience, she knows that--even if there's still so much to the story she doesn't know, she knows enough to understand this. If nothing else, she can't stand the thought of metaphorically throwing it back in her face.]
Rii-san...
[She hugs her tightly, tears forming in her eyes.]