An Extra’s POV

Is it right to take a life?

NO.

Is it right to take a life you believe to be wrong?

MAYBE.

Is it wrong to allow a life you believe to be wrong take another life?

YES.

In the endless spectrum of results, Esme chose the simplest path to arrive at her definition of morality.

"I will eliminate anyone who threatens the wellbeing of myself, those I care about, and those I consider to be worth keeping alive."

And so, when it came to the question of the two men and their daughters, Esme had her answer.

"If killing a man's daughter will save my daughter, I'll kill the daughter. If killing a man will save my daughter, I'll kill the man. And if I can kill the third party who started the twisted game, then that is what I will do."

There was no need for a moral dilemma or overcomplicating an issue that would appear simple to anyone living in a certain point of view.

"Why is that your answer?" Rey asked Esme.

"Because I can't save everyone. I have a life, and I am limited by my experiences. It's useless taking my opponent's perspective and experience into account. I am not them, and they are not me."

Rey slowly nodded.

"If I choose not to kill someone's daughter to save my own, am I so certain that the person would do the same if they were in my shoes? No… I don't think so."

In the end, humans only did things based on their perception of things.

"We don't see the world as it is, but from a contaminated lens of the self… eh?" Rey smiled as he looked at Esme.

She wasn't wrong in her analysis.

on how we would handle the situation…' His

seeing the ugliness of the world, it seemed she too

that doesn't make you good, does

it make me

was surprised by her

you a bad person, unless one looked at it from the spectrum of moral relativism—which was what both

wasn't any real hero or villain—no truly good or bad person. People could do good things for bad reasons and

good. If she was willing to kill another man's daughter to save her own, or commit atrocities

she wasn't truly good,

Rey explained this to her, but Esme shook her head while she

don't accept

tone was once again serious, and her eyes gleamed with nothing short

I choose to follow the path that I

it was what SHE considered

do all of that, then I AM good. Because the other side is what I

this, Rey

now.' His crimson eyes shone brightly as he observed

current perspective was the way it

Good… just

path and philosophy of

not the same at

between Esme and Rey lay in the

would, but he did so from

But she was different.

own convictions! That made her

out her trauma…' Rey's

in the

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you have an objective plan on how you'll go

the room after several minutes of

give her time to say whatever she had to say, but after waiting for a while, Rey suspected that Esme was done with what she had to

he

To do that, though… I'll need to get a