—The Blacksmith, to Ruby when she arrives in the Tree
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You could say that. But that is a simplistic understanding of the Tree, and what it does.
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—The Blacksmith, when Ruby asks if she is the Tree
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The only thing that could happen to you here is what you want to happen. The choices of what you become and where you end up is yours to make.
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—The Blacksmith, to Ruby
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The souls that are moving on to… whatever they become next.
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—The Blacksmith, to Ruby about the souls inside the Tree
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It’s not about who did, but who could. Can you feel the woman who might hold it? The weight of who she is. She could be you. You could put any one of them on, and leave Ruby Rose behind.
Back then, the Ever After was overgrown, wild and dangerous. The Brothers were made to help tame it and build the world that was to come after.
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—The Blacksmith, explaining the origins of the Gods to Jaune and Team RWBY
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One brother believed they had disrupted the balance, while the other refused to condemn their creations for their mistakes. But balance is not two forces locked in never ending battle; balance is an ecosystem. An organism. A living, breathing thing. Thus, balance cannot be restored with force or calculation - true balance finds its own equilibrium. It only requires love and the patience to see if things through to the end.
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—The Blacksmith, explaining the true meaning of balance
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She will have the chance to return her broken heart and become something new. Such is balance.
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—The Blacksmith, when Ruby asks what will happen to Neopolitan after the latter chose to ascend
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When Alyx’s life ended, she chose to leave a part of herself behind. A wish to fix what she had broken.
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—The Blacksmith, to Jaune about Alyx
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Not where, when you are needed most.
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—The Blacksmith, when Ruby asks about where the portal take her and her friends