[She's ready to say something but he's already said it for her really.]

I would agree that there is nothing quite like an actual fight to impress the realities of fighting to a person.

[The sadness Maya had displayed hit far too close to home. And it was the image of a very large man with a very soft heart that compelled her to speak.]

And there is also readying them for it. Some people, no matter how much they wish to fight, will never be able to wield a weapon. Their hearts won't permit them to. There is nothing wrong in that and we that can protect those people.