[ . . . . as long as people need her, she can be steady. as long as there are people resting their hopes on her, she has no choice but to succeed. being able to receive catra's trust even in this moment - iris takes in a deep breath, and she sighs it out with gratitude. she continues to hold onto her, still desperate as if that hope will be enough to get her to stay.

but.]

... I'll do it. You, Adora, Crow, Rupert, Kaoruko, Mollymauk, everyone on the other side and this one -

We're going to find a way out of this, and then we're going to make this ridiculous system pay. Just... Just wait for me, okay?

[she's determined, she's angry, and she's so full of grief that it threatens to overwhelm her - but even then she refuses to bend. not when catra is counting on her.]