You didn't fail. ( The words almost seem exhaled, for how soft they are and how they come with the painful draw of her breath as she listens to Adelaide tear pieces off herself. ) You couldn't save him. You can't save everyone, it's what happens.

( She presses a kiss to Adelaide's forehead, then to the apple of her cheek, stopping the track of another tear. Fiercely, she goes on. )

You did everything that you could. You tried, and that's more than what a lot of people would even think to do. You did not fail.

( The hand at Adelaide's cheek drops so that both her arms can wrap around Adelaide, as Ruby presses another kiss to her cheek and murmurs against her skin. ) I believe in you. You didn't fail.