[The accusing tone earns Xion a look from the corner of Lightning's eye, but the ex-soldier isn't angry. No, she can understand where Xion's coming from, but...]

It's not a question of can or can't. I'm just wondering if you'll be able to do without giving up halfway through when you realize it's harder than you first thought.

[Because, after all that's happened, she wants to give Xion a fighting chance if something happens again. And that means not going easy on her.]