Bravery. Yes, Kurogane was right: that was indeed something Fai lacked. He was a coward, running from far more than any of the others knew. He ran from a past so drenched in blood, he could drown in it if he let himself. He ran from a king determined to die and take as many people with him as he could. He ran from the man who saved him from the tower and gave him a mission that made him sick to his stomach. And most of all he ran from his companions, keeping them distant in the vain hope of saving them.

He was a coward, and until his demons were confronted, he had every right to be. Not until the man he was destined to kill sacrificed his own arm to save his would-be murderer's life did he find his reason to be brave.