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.

how we would handle the

seeing the ugliness of the world, it seemed she too had come to

good, does it?" He added,

it

Rey was surprised by

looked at it from the spectrum of moral relativism—which was what both Rey and Esme currently held to

any real hero or villain—no truly good or bad person. People could do good things for bad reasons

another man's daughter to save her own, or commit atrocities to achieve what she percieved to be

good, neither was she

but

don't accept that."

again serious, and her eyes gleamed with nothing

the path

was what SHE

that, then I AM good. Because the other side is what I would

Rey said nothing

crimson eyes shone brightly as he

instantly understood why her current

Chaotic Good… just like

followed their own path and

not the same

Rey lay in the nature of

Esme would, but he did so from a neutral perspective—considering himself neither objectively right or

But she was different.

made her the most dangerous kind

Rey's thoughts trailed as he looked

wasn't in the way I

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do you have an objective plan on how you'll go about

echoed in the room after several minutes

to say, but after waiting for a while, Rey suspected

he

play an active role in defeating the Dragons. To do that, though… I'll