Even in the dark days, she always tried to keep everyone in good spirits. She'd play games with the younger students and let the older ones cry on her shoulder about how scared they were.
She tried to help keep everyone's mind off the war playing out in the world outside of their school.
Even when she was tired and sore from taking a punishment meant for a younger student, she never lost her bright, happy smile.
Her fellow students came to rely on seeing that smile, so much so that they were in the depths of despair when they didn't see it anymore.