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.

the same perspective on how we would

his perspective so easily, but after seeing the ugliness

you good, does it?" He

it

was surprised

made you a bad person, unless one looked at it from the spectrum of moral

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

If she was willing to kill another man's daughter to save her own,

good, neither

explained this to her, but Esme shook her

don't accept that."

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

to follow the path that I consider good and generate

SHE considered

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

this, Rey

eyes shone brightly as

instantly understood why her current perspective was the way

Good…

path and philosophy of

the same at

big difference between Esme and Rey lay in the nature

he did so from

But she was different.

That made

sorted out her trauma…' Rey's thoughts trailed as he looked

wasn't in

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have an objective plan on how you'll

the room after several minutes of silence

say whatever she had to say, but after waiting

he asked

an active role in defeating the Dragons. To do that,