Sapphire Arc/Quotes

The following page compiles direct **quotations by Sapphire Arc**, the eldest sister of Jaune Arc and the first member of the Arc family born in the 20s BB, across the literary canons of Coeur Al'Aran. This page does not include omakes, aspects that other characters describe about them, or internal monologues. A full list of chapters that contain references to Sapphire in canon and omakes are included in Sapphire's main page.

*See Also: Sapphire Arc*

## Professor Arc

### Chapter 42, 12/30/16

"I think mom's point, is that when this lie runs out, you'll be in deep trouble. The kind of trouble that an apology isn't going to fix."

"Maybe ability, don't forget that you went to a normal school little brother."

### Chapter 51, 4/30/17

"Well, someone looks to be in a good mood, something go your way?"

"You don't have to. It wasn't much different when you, Lavender and Amber were younger. I used to help you with your times table, then you'd come running up to tell me how well you did. Believe me, little brother, I know what it feels to be proud of someone."

"You kind of were, little brother, I sem to recall you rushing home one day to tell us how a girl held your hand. You wouldn't stop talking about it for hours, and you said you were going to marry her. It was honestly heart-breaking to see your face when you realized she was just being friendly."

## Not this Time, Fate

### Chapter 2, 3/18/16

"It's the latest scroll..."

"Thanks Jaune."

"Yes mum..."

"Jaune-"

"R-Right, come on girls..."

### Chapter 4, 4/15/16

"Everyone's been really worried about you."

"Ah... they're - uh... not from us."

"Are you coming home soon then? There's a lot of homework that's been piling up for you."

"You need to put more work into things, you can't just sleep your way through life, no matter how lazy you are."

"The problem? How can you ask me what the problem is after what you pulled?"

"And that! I see you rolling your eyes like this isn't even something worth talking about. You nearly died!"

"I'm the oldest, it's my responsibility to look after you, not yours to rush in like that."

"You bastard! You damn bastard! How dare you - I don't care about that. I'm angry because you made me choose."

"You just pushed Amber into my arms and told me to get them all to safety - and suddenly I was responsible for all their lives. But mum told me to get you out toom and you wnet back in. What was I supposed to do!? Was I meant to rush back to help you and place all six of them in danger? Or get out and abandon you to die?

""Yeah, well I don't want to make the right hcoice! Not if it's as stupid as that. I abandoned you. I chose to leave you bhehind to die! It doesn't matter if you survive or not... that doesn't change the fact that I had to make the choice to let you die. That's not fair."

"I'm sorry, I'm being selfish."

"I'll leave you be. Get well soon, Jaune."

"It was just going to get in the way."

"Later. I-I want to train as well. Teach me to fight."

"Don't need? How can you say I won't ever need to fight? I don't care about my aura, I don't even want it unlocked. But I refuse to have no options again. I refuse to just sit there and let someone die because I'm too weak to even try and do anything about it."

"I don't care. Train me."

"If I knew how to fight, then there would have been something I could have done. Do you think you're the only one who should have the right to protect those they love? Are you that arrogant?"

### Chapter 5, 4/29/16

"Just Coral and Jaune being their usual selves, I'm not sure where mother and I went wrong."

"Why didn't you protect yourself? Dad's taught you more than enough to stand up for yourself."

### Chapter 6, 5/13/16

"Not when they are in class, the two of you are in enough trouble as it is with your last report cards."

"Try to make sure whatever stupid ideas you have aren't dangerous to yourself. We all know what you're like."

"When you were young we used to dress you up. I still have pictures of those times, not always in men's clothing."

"I'll collect any homework while you're away, if you're not going to actually be working to become a hunter, then that means you'll still need an education when you get away from Beacon. We'll have much to cover when you get home."

"There won't be any many clothes to ash."

"Hey, we might actually be allowed back into some of those shops."

"And less middle-aged women to turn away when they come knocking."

"I'll continue to train as well, so you don't have to worry about what will happen to anyone. I'll get strong enough to keep everyone safe if I have to. I won't leave anyone behind again."

"Do you think you will be able to cope in Beacon though, even if you're trying to get expelled there's still going to be a period of time where you need to hold your own. You haven't had much training from our father... even if you are stronger than me."

"You don't exactly fit in well with people. I can count the number of friends you have in school on one hand. No I can count them without hands - there aren't any."

"And you think the students at Beacon will be any better?"

"You think you'll make friends with them?"

"And what happens then... would you be willing to get expelled if it meant having to leave them behind?"

"No, I'm just worried you won't be willing to make friendships at all, because you're so committed to what you've promised us. I'm afraid you'll give up on your own happiness just to stick to this plan you think you have to use. I'm worried you love us more than you love yourself."

"Just... think about it, you might decide you hate all of it and it becomes a moot point. I just don't want you to go in prejudiced is all."

### Chapter 9, 6/24/16

"Jaune? Sorry, I was just getting an early night..."

"It's okay. I'm glad to hear from you. Have are things in Beacon? Have you been given a team yet?"

"Oh dear..."

"Oh Jaune, it's been what, a day? Give them some time, I'm sure they're lovely girls. You might find that you can become the best of friends with them. How goes your plan to get expelled? I hope you haven't done anything *too* ridiculous."

"Then it becomes obvious you're trying to get expelled."

"No one will admit it, but everyone here really misses you. Don't tell them I told you, but Hazel and Jade have been making up plans for how you can get out of trouble. Amber has been sleeping in your bed for the last two nights. And I even caught Coral writing something about you in her journal."

"Yeah, sorry. It's a sign of how much she cares though. Maybe... I mean I *could* have read it, but why would I want to put myself through the trauma?"

"Mum is... Let's just say that some of the local women have been *missing* you. And that mum has been less than pleased with their questions as to your health."

"One or two have also asked dad if the `apple fell far from the tree` and whether it `runs in the family` - which hasn't improved mum's mood any."

"Oh yeah... and the worst part was when a few of them started to talk about the things you did to them. Jaune, I... you know I won't judge, but some of those things... Let's just say Coral took notes. *That's* how messed up some of those things were."

"Like I believe that, I wouldn't be surprised if you'd already slept with a few girls in Beacon. I hear Huntresses are always the most beautiful women."

"I'll choose not to believe it. Anyway Jaune, I've got to go... I'm training with dad tomorrow and he wants me up at six."

"I love you too Jaune, all of us do, so don't you ever forget it."

### Chapter 17, 10/14/16

"You've been nervous since we left the hotel, you keep looking around like you're trying to find someone."

"I suppose, I felt much the same after that attack. It felt like weeks had passed before I was able to stop looking at every bush, every treeline, in fear."

"It's fine, I'm over it now. It's all in the past."

"Jaune! Coral, I can see why a place like this might appeal to our perpetually horny brother, but would you mind explaining why I might feel at home here?"

"You're difficult to put up with, as usual. Oh whatever... it's not like they're getting naked or anything. Right?"

"Sapphire Arc, I'm Jaune's oldest sister, thank you for looking out for him."

"I can see why."

### Chapter 19, 11/11/16

"Stop looking so tortured. You said that Jaune needs a new outfit for Beacon, correct?"

"Ansel," Sapphire filled in, "But no."

"Clothes shopping for Jaune?"

"So that leaves Sable, Coral, your friends and I to go shopping for you. "Is that okay with everyone?"

"You need something a little more fashionable than that,"

"I see what you mean. You two wait there. Don't move a muscle."

"Go stand next to your partner,"

"Are *you* happy with it, Jaune?" It's no good if you're not pleased."

"If you mean alcohol then you can try again young man,"

"He got into a drunken fight."

### Chapter 36, 4/22/17

"Hello? Ah, you're one of Jaune's teammates, aren't you."

"Is anything wrong? Has anything happened to him?"

"That's a relief. I'm so sorry for that. It's just that every time he calls, it sounds like he's gotten into some fresh trouble. For a moment I feared the worst."

"It sounds like you're learning. Jaune is... let's just say I'm pleased he had seven sisters to look out for him. I'm not sure I could have done that all on my own. How is he, honestly?"

"I said honestly, Yang I get enough 'fine' from him. He won't so much as tell us what happened, or why he refuses to do a video call. And now I assume he lied about being unable to due to a mission, since you seem to have no problem making one."

"Yang, please... I'm his sister. I seem to recall you have a younger sibling as well. Imagine what it would feel like to not know whether she was okay.

"What do you- ah, do you mean our mother, the pregnancy? I suppose I can't even get angry at him for that. Mom *would* panic, and no matter how experienced she is, having eight children hasn't left her body in the best of health."

"She is fine, it's just... I suppose you could say it's just a little harder for her. There shouldn't be any problems, so long as nothing strenuous happens. How bad were his injuries?"

"Bad enough to strain Junpier?"

"For fuck's sake... How does he even *find* these situations? Who did this? Who the *hell* would do that to him? Wh- Okay, I'm beginning to understand why he didn't want Mom to know about this."

"Thank you for letting me know, Yang." I realise you're his teammate and I'm just his sister, but I appreciate being in the loop."

"Hmm, I understand. I just... dad told us what Beacon could be like, but he never mentioned anything like this. Is all of this normal? How can my brother end up in all these situations?"

"I'm not sure what you mean. What kind of blanks are you talking about?"

"Malnutrition... I never... no, we never noticed, but now that I think about it, he always left some food behind on his plate. It wasn't enough to be obvious, Mom would have freaked out otherwise. How bad is it?

"Not unless you mean in the bedroom, he would jog in the mornings, but only to keep in shape. He'd fall asleep through most things."

"Is he feeling better now? Now that you're aware of it, I ean."

"I'll bet he isn't thrilled with that."

"He's always been dramtic, even when he was a little child. It changed as he grew up... rather swiftly, in fact. Thank you for looking after him, then. I owe you."

"She's the one who has feelings for him, isn't she? Mom told me she'd asked him out, apparently he told her. I think it was obvious when we first met her, however. Even if she didn't realise it herself, the two were almost inseparable. I certainly know Amber noticed. Coral did too, no doubt."

"I think so. Even if Mom and dad don't really agree with Jaune being a huntsman, we'd still come to cheer him on."

"Yeah…?"

"As dangerous as a Beowolf? No, I can't think of anything like that."

"I don't… why are you asking? If you wanted to know, why not ask him?"

"And you think I will? I'm not going to go around behind my brother's back like that. I think this discussion is over, thank you for call-"

"So you want me to dig around and tell you all his little secrets?"

"I think we're done here. Goodb-"

"You really care about him, don't you?" The question caught her off-guard, cutting into her fury. Yang's eyes flickered back to lilac for a moment.

"I will…" Sapphire cut off and frowned. "I will make enquiries."

"Not for you – I'm doing this for him. I'm doing this because I'm not blind, either. I was there… I was supposed to look after him when we fled the Beowolf. I was the one he tricked, who he fooled into leaving him behind while he stayed to risk his life. I'm doing this because I promised not to let something like *this* happening again. It's why I started to train; why I asked my father to teach me how to fight."

"Jaune *did* change, I don't know what caused it, I don't think anyone does, but something must have happened because he went from an excitable, bumbling and awkward little boy into… into what he is now. We love him, make no mistake, and growing up is normal. People change."

"It was. It was… it felt like his very being changed, like he grew up suddenly in a short amount of time. Before, there was always the sense I was in charge, that I was looking after him and he looked up to me. In some ways that didn't change, but he stopped feeling like a little brother, and more like someone my own age."

"What? No… not that I know of. I'll need to ask around, Yang, but… I think you need to speak with someone in particular. When Jaune changed, most of us weren't sure what to do, but she bonded with him almost immediately. Some of the things he says and does, as well. She seems to understand them, even when we don't."

"Good. We'll be in Vale in a little over a week. I'll talk to Coral and see if she's willing to meet with you. I'll be in touch."

### Chapter 39, 5/20/17

"What do you think? I know he changed, but I figured you'd be the most likely to remember it. You paid the most attention, after all."

"Be nice, Coral, you did that on purpose."

"That's Coral for you, she's always been like this. I suppose that's why she and Jaune get on with one another so well, even if it can get really awkward for the rest of us when they get a little too close for our comfort."

"Coral and Jaune didn't always get along. In fact, I'd go so far as to say she hated him."

"He wasn't, though. Everyone noticed, and I remember he had a few blood tests from Mom and Dad, just to make sure nothing was wrong with him. Obviously it didn't even cross our mind it wasn't Jaune, but even if he was, those tests would have found it."

"Which you're not," Sapphire growled.

"That's a little unfair, Coral. Not exactly untrue… but unfair. He grew up."

"Like he expected to lose us," Sapphire said. Her eyes narrowed. "I never realised, but… do you remember the birthday party thrown for his fifteenth?"

"He was practically moved to tears. I didn't think anything of it at the time, but he never had that reaction before." Sapphire touched her forehead, as though trying to remember. "He acted like he was surprised we were there, that we'd do all that for him. How did we never notice?"

"Jaune had friends, not many, but he had friends like anyone his age would. After the change, though… I don't think I ever thought on it, but I never saw *any* of them again. He didn't hang around with them. He didn't talk to them…"

### Chapter 45

"It's understandable. Thanks for letting us know. I'll pass the message onto Mom and Dad. I think they were getting worried."

"And no real reward. If there's no benefit to him investing energy in something, then he isn't interested. I suppose that's what makes you and your team so interesting to us."

"Because he cares. It's like seeing him with an extension of the family. I think that's why Mom and Dad are so easy around Weiss, even if she has the potential to hurt him the most. It just feels like if Jaune trusts you, we would be stupid not to."

"Oh god, no. Considering some of the absolute battle-axes he slept with back home, I'd say he's a terrible judge. It's just that he wouldn't let anyone near us unless he trusted them implicitly. He's protective to the point of paranoia."

"I guess the next fights are happening. That would explain why there's no one else out here."

"Where did I go wrong raising him?"

"Lav? What is it?"

"Lavender, wait! I don't see anything. What are you talking about?"

### Chapter 48

"I-I-I'm glad. I wanted to not be useless if it ever happened again. I didn't want to sit back and watch you nearly die." She sobbed. "Ah, it hurts so much."

"A-Am I going into shock?"

"It hurts…"

"Is this how much it hurt when the Beowolf got you? How did you not cry out? How did you not die? I can't imagine it."

"I-I thought I was strong…"

"I was scared…"

"You weren't afraid…"

"N-Not for yourself," she gritted. "You were afraid for us."

"It's not! D-Damn it, it hurts. I'm sorry. I shouldn't be crying. You didn't cry."

"N-No…"

"No. W-What are you doing?"

"Jau…?"

"She's lost too much blood."

"It doesn't work like that, I can't just force it into her. I need medical equipment I don't have."

"For it is in failure that we achieve immortality. Through this, we are bound to our task, an endless quest without pause or rest. Cursed by duty and unbound by time, I release your soul, and by my hand… condemn thee."

"I… feel tired…"

"Did I do good…?"

"I'm… glad…"

### Chapter 51, 8/12/17

"I think it's more how you're barely reacting to it. You nearlie died, Jaune. Again, I might add. I hope this isn't going to be a recurring theme."

## Forged Destiny

### Chapter 90, 8/20/18

"The market is open today"

"Jaune, we can't *afford* lamb,"

"Holy sh-...-Sugar. Your letter said you were doing well, but I didn't think you meant *this* well. Are you sure it's okay to waste all this on food, though?"

"I guess…"

"Two hundred and ten!? You robbing-"

"That was way too much, we could have bought slightly more aged meat for one hundred and fifty-five at most!"

"It's fine. I want to spoil you girls for a change. Is that a bad thing?"

"Well, no… But Mom's going to want vegetables as well. She only gave us sixty lien and… ugh, you're going to buy all the vegetables as well, aren't you?"

"Knew it…"

"Jaune, there's no need to show o-"

"N-Nothing…"

"Someone's been eating their veg. Come on, bro."

"You sure you're okay with that?"

"Jaune, I wouldn't be able to move that without a wheelbarrow. Hell, even if I had one, I'd need to make two journeys. You're not even breaking a sweat."

"Dad *is* strong. Jaune is just ridiculous. Like solid steel. Sheesh. What do they feed you in the city?"

"Tomorrow. If you start carrying any more than that, a lot of men are going to start feeling inadequate and we'll have to fight off the girls with a pitchfork. I'll use this to buy some fancy-ass bread, I guess. And *I'll* be carrying it. At least let your big sister suffer under the burden of two loaves of bread."

"It's ridiculous, you should have seen the attention he was getting. Girls couldn't keep their eyes off him."

### Chapter 92, 9/3/18

"Jaune, I was so frightened. You damn fool. Standing out here against them all. What were you thinking?"

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