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."

you

said the United Human Alliance is doing nothing

"Y-yeah. I mean…"

currently fighting in the war against the Dragons?" Rey asked, his tone as

"…"

said nothing to the question. Perhaps

It makes no logical sense that they would ignore

to the very people

"Re, you—"

how the Alliance abandoned them, or how they were helpless against the might of the Dragons, while the Alliance was better off. They

long as Ingroup bias existed, the way their perspective would be shoved into a potentially neutral scenario would often present themselves as being

no reason why the Alliance would abandon those people unless, for some reason, they refused to be a part of the

already think of a few reasons why that could be

small nations, so chances are that they don't have much to offer in terms of resources or military power. It's possible that they wouldn't have much of governmental control within the Alliance, and even their highest leaders

a scenario, some people would rather cling to the ultimate power they had as the ruler of a small land than to

to rule in hell than become a

so, Rey. I can see their Alignments, rememeber? I also know when someone

they refused. The people were perhaps fed another

the leaders

that the previous leaders who were approached with the deal and refused are already dead. It's been over ten

silent once

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

innocent as she thought. And even if some were, if the narrative they fed her was wrong, then the Alliance was not the enemy she

all, the Alliance could have some hidden motives I am unaware of. There's also the fact that they hid the

were uncooperative, and the Alliance itself was in

focused on the group that was actively fighting

in my mouth…' His eye narrowed

he didn't like the

where his logic clashed with

saying the framework is perfect. No, it's far from that. There are many unsavory parts about them. Still… we can't blame them for every misfortune that has befallen these people." He concluded as he placed his hand on Esme's

solution I offered them

had been done to these people for over a decade could

week in each settlement, so

leaders that they weren't able to join the Alliance and enjoy its benefits, I don't want to sit by and let them suffer

instsntly placed both hands on

also don't

of red and blue, reflecting

They both smiled.