Spoilers for... um, chapter 43 maybe? I think that's the one?


"Jackie, I don't think I can ever turn you into a Deathscythe."

Jackie pulls her knees up to her chest and nods. "I kinda figured. It's okay."

"I'm sorry."

"Don't apologize."

"But it's stupid." The meister-witch's face twists bitterly. "I'm sure there are plenty of witches who would kill another witch, no sweat, and I do believe that there are witches who need to be killed. Just who do I think I'm being loyal to?"

"Yourself," Jackie says softly, firmly, allowing no argument. "You can't hurt one of your own kind. That's what it means to be a DWMA student."