"The first part is deciding who do you want to be," Yelena says. "It isn't something you have to do all at once. It can be small things at first. Little choices it's important to be able to make, things that feel right, things you oppose. That makes the core of what you want to protect. The pieces you're not willing to change or give up."

She's quiet for a long moment, before admitting, "It isn't easy. I know it isn't easy. You're building up almost from scratch. But it is almost."