Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-37530514-20181213020428/@comment-32987979-20190107215135

It's not that wanting to defend your friends is bad. It's that he has done it time and time again and even sought out a dangerous situation  (joining the Neverseen) and the reason why is because I think Keefe believes he's worthless if he doesn't risk his life for his friends. People who died in combat didn't usually do it because they felt they needed to for validation. Not to mention, Keefe is just a kid, a 15 year old boy, not an adult who is well-equipped enough to responsibly make that decision. And in instances like with the Neverseen or the fight with King Dimitar, he had no backup or defense unlike soldiers in battle. Lastly, Keefe's not doing it entirely for the Lost Cities or to save everyone he loves. He's doing it for Sophie. Even not counting the times he risked his life specifically for her, he spends too much time trying to make her happy rather than being happy himself. How many times has he set aside his own problems to try and calm Sophie down? He has issues of his own that he should focus on.