Alphinaud, absolutely 💜 Alisaie does her best to be there for Jazzele and look out for her like she would a sister, to give her strength whenever she needs it, but Alphinaud is her confidant, the one who recognizes what Jazzele needs without her needing to even say a word. Jazzele is extremely quiet about her heartaches at even the best of times, and it's difficult for most people to see when something is wrong - the only notes are often a certain light in her eyes that dies, a faint frown on her face that seems blank and very wrong. Yet G'raha and Alphinaud are two people who've come to understand her expressions very well, that have recognized that the best way to help her in those moments is to give her space, and prompt her to come out of her shell when she's ready.

Her friendship with Alphinaud particularly was one that she didn't realize was actually happening. When the Waking Sands was raided and she was incredibly numb, Alphinaud, for all his boasting and ordering - was the one that looked out for her. In the small ways that she needed - a handkerchief to wipe the blood from her face, a hand to keep her steady when she was stumbling in the snows. He wasn't very warm to her in the way that he coddled her, he was just warm enough in a way that told her 'you still have a duty to fulfill'.

And in a way, that's what saved her. That's what kept her going. Because when Jazz is overwhelmed in situations like that, she will never feel better if she's able to stop and to give in to her emotions - she will only manage it better if she's given a mission to fulfill. Someone to kill, someone to save, something to do. And Alphinaud gave her that push, one step after the other. Until things were better again, and everything was okay again.

When Ilberd and his Crystal Braves happened, she ended up doing the same for him in Ishgard. A hand to hold him steady through the snow, a jacket to keep him warm against the cold. He has seen her at her worst, and she has seen him at his - and they gave each other every reason to keep pushing on.

In the end, they have the same thoughts - to recognize that they both consider the weight of the world to be far more important than their own singular needs, and though it pains them, it was in this way that they came to an understanding when it had to happen in Ultima Thule.

The entirety of that moment broke her, it did - there is nothing she cherishes more than her friends, nothing she cares for more than the Scions. But it was with this concept in mind that she understood them all so much more deeply, for they have ever been of the same mind.

And in the end, she remembered exactly what he taught her, in the moments she was alone. To keep walking, to keep moving, to keep doing what needed to be done, until the end.

For it is only when the dust settles, will they have the space and time to care for themselves.