Raven grabbed Ryan's shoulders, steadying him, and looked him in the eye. Ryan could see fear in his eyes, but over lapping that was a strong feeling of conviction. "I know you're scared, that you don't want to die in this place. That you're worried you WILL die in this place." His grip on Ryan's shoulders tighten. "You're not alone. All those people back there in the square, the friends we've only just made, all feel the same thing and us running out on them like that won't help." Letting go of Ryan's shoulders, he draws his sword and faces a nearby boar, sliding into a piercing stance. Lunging forward, the blade glows blue as the sword goes straight through the boar, shattering it into pieces of data.

Standing straight, Raven rests the blade on his shoulder and faces Ryan again. "We can't let our fear rule us, otherwise we'll be useless in this world. To feel fear, to acknowledge it, it's what will help us retain our humanity. But if we let it control us, we'll end up being one of the first to die in this digital because we couldn't push it away." Facing another boar, he charges it with the blade held low and glowing yellow, this time leaping over the boar and landing behind it, slashing up at an angle to destroy that one as well. "Come on, let's get to this. We can start while the others catch up, then we'll need to move on to higher leveled areas." Showing Ryan his level, he smirks. "I'm almost too high for this field, so these guys are getting pretty close to useless to me."