Chapter response pt 5 Chapter 33

Gods help us. I close my eyes, trying to drown the tragedy out. Through it all,
the cheers never stop. The praise never ends. As we stand on the platform, the
crowd rejoices as if there’s a reason to celebrate this bloodbath.
Beside me, Tzain holds me close; he hasn’t really let go since he carried me
from the ship. He keeps his expression vacant, but I can sense his remorse.
Though the competitor in him has prevailed, we’re still covered in the blood of
those who have fallen. We may have triumphed, but this is no victory.
A message I have taken from this scene would have to be that, your family will always feel the need to be protective, and they would want to be by your side in you're in a vulnerable state or even if you're perfectly fine. This shows that Tzain will always be there for Zelie even through rough arguments, they will always be there for each other. This relates to the real world because, everyone has someone protective of them, family or not, they always have someone who either secretly looks after them, or just generally looks after them, and feels like they need to protect and take care of that person.