An Extra’s POV

Esme ended up building strongholds for the people in those settlements and teaching them a few things they could use to develop their lands.

She aided in their agriculture, helped to defeat the Monsters that terrorized them, and solved a lot of their crisis; both internal and external.

The process was long and arduous—hence the reason for her late arrival.

"You should have seen them, Rey. They looked so miserable…"

To say his heart ached upon hearing all about what Esme witnessed would be an understatement.

"I… always thought I was helping all of humanity by siding with the Alliance. But, I guess I was wrong." He mumbled.

"I was only helping some."

"Yeah. From what I heard, the Alliance doesn't even bother with these small regions. I find that to be very distasteful." Esme's face darkened even further as she frowned.

"The people in charge here… I despise them."

"Is that why you barged in and caused such a commotion? You didn't care about them?" Rey chuckled as he sat on the bed, right beside her.

"It's not funny, Rey. The people out there were suffering greatly, yet the Alliance that's meant to be aiding humanity sat by and did nothing!"

"No, Esme. You're being a little too shortsighted." Rey sighed, finally settling in on the bed, crossing his legs as he sat up.

"What?"

"We still have insufficient information to blame the Alliance for the suffering of those people."

"Did you not hear a word that I said? Those people were—!"

"I did. I heard you quite well. And I understand that those people have been through rather unfortunate times."

"Then—!"

"It, in no way, means the United Human Alliance is at fault here." Rey sighed.

The United Human Alliance was—at its core—an amalgamation of different countries and cultures. When the war of the Dragons came, they gathered their strength together to fight.

"So it only follows that the Nations you saw were excluded from the amalgamation—either of their own accord, or due to their inability to reach the standards of an alliance."

are you talking

United Human Alliance is doing nothing to help them, but

"Y-yeah. I mean…"

the Dragons?" Rey asked,

"…"

the question. Perhaps because she already knew

no logical sense that they would ignore potential fighting power,

Rey refer to the very people she saved—the ones who suffered before her

"Re, you—"

the Alliance abandoned them, or how they were helpless against the might of the Dragons,

the way their perspective would be shoved into a potentially neutral scenario would

Alliance would abandon those people

few reasons

have much to offer in terms of resources or military power. It's possible that they wouldn't have much of governmental

the ruler of a small land than to merely be

rule in hell than become a

think so, Rey. I can see their Alignments, rememeber? I also know when someone is being dishonest

with the Alliance, and they refused. The people were perhaps fed another narrative, which passed around until everuone believed they were right and the

leaders were

crisis, it's possible that the previous leaders who were approached with the deal and refused are already dead. It's been over ten years since

silent once

to disappear, but she was also not as headstrong about her views as she was

to believe that the victims she rescued were perhaps not as innocent as she thought. And even if some were, if the narrative they fed her was wrong, then the Alliance was

wrong. After all, the Alliance could have some hidden motives I am unaware of. There's also the fact

secret. If the other Nations were uncooperative, and the Alliance itself was in

to be focused on the group that was

in my mouth…'

he didn't like the fact that he was

was where his logic

that is the Dragon Scourge. I'm not saying the framework is perfect. No, it's far from that. There are many unsavory

get it. But, Rey, the solution

out as well. The damage that had been done to these people for over a decade

in each settlement, so it wasn't like she could do much work for each

if it's the fault of their leaders that they weren't able to join the Alliance and enjoy its benefits, I don't

both hands on

don't want

met once again—a mix of red

They both smiled.