[It wasn't even a self-esteem iss--okay, no, it was exactly that, in a way. She knew she had a certain strength and even bravery about her. She just...thought it paled in comparison to that of the people around her.]

Not as much as they did.

They're the ones who fought. I...I'm still not even sure what I did to earn their trust. Or how I did it. I only knew that I was upset and wanted to help them howver I could, and then it just...started happening.