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

to his perspective so easily, but after seeing the ugliness of the world, it seemed she too had come to the same conclusion

good, does it?" He added, a

it

was surprised by her

a bad person, unless one looked at it

that vein, there wasn't any real hero or villain—no truly good or bad person. People could do

to kill another man's daughter to save her own, or commit atrocities

good, neither

but Esme shook her head while

don't accept that." She

and her eyes gleamed with

choose to follow the path that I consider good

SHE considered

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

Rey said nothing

eyes shone brightly as

instantly understood why her current

Chaotic Good… just like

meant they followed their own path and philosophy of

the same

Esme and Rey lay in the

would, but he did so

But she was different.

own convictions! That made her the most dangerous

her trauma…' Rey's thoughts

just wasn't in the way

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plan on how you'll go about this new

question echoed in the room after several minutes of silence from both

give her time to say whatever she had to say, but after

he

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