[The Valkyrie nods slightly, acknowledging the sentiment.]

First, when that feeling arises, counter it with the logic you know. It will not banish the feeling, but it will weaken it each time. Second, rely on your friends and comrades, and trust their words.

Third. [The Valkyrie pauses, quite deliberately, to make certain she can catch Maria's eyes and hold them.] Know this as truth, for this is my domain -- I, the Valkyrie, greatest of the goddesses of fate. When the day comes that you die and the fate you have earned for yourself is meted out unto you, you will be judged by who you are. Not who you were.