If they fell in combat, then their allies would have a more difficult time maintaining those defences.
Knowing that would only remind them that they could not fall so easily, and they had to keep going so that those behind them were able to have more of a chance to live on.
If they had a strong enough motivation to push through everything, then perhaps they could use that spark needed to keep breaking past their limits in those times of crisis.
Some could play it safe or smart, but it was usually those who fought through everything and survived that would end up experiencing the most growth.
Those people were usually the ones to make a name for themselves in the chaotic eras, but luck was often a deciding factor on whether their names would continue to be remembered for long.
One day, they could make a name for themselves and become a beacon of hope to many around them.
