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

nothing to

"Y-yeah. I mean…"

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

"…"

Perhaps because she already knew

the war, and to do that they need all the help they can get. It makes no logical sense that they would ignore potential fighting power, so chandes

face twisted the moment she heard Rey refer to the very people she saved—the ones who suffered before her eyes—as the ones to

"Re, you—"

of the Dragons, while the Alliance was better off. They said

always tell a story that suited their narrative. As long as Ingroup bias existed, the way their perspective would be shoved

why the Alliance would abandon those people unless,

a few reasons why that

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

they had as the ruler of a small land than to

rule in hell than become

Rey. I can see their Alignments, rememeber? I also

of the deal with the Alliance, and they refused. The people

the leaders were

approached with the deal and refused are already dead. It's been

silent once

was also not as headstrong about her views as she was

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

all, the Alliance could have some hidden motives I am unaware of. There's also the fact that they hid the information about those other Nations from us as Otherworlders—which means they didn't want

Alliance itself was

to be focused on the group that was

bad taste in my mouth…'

United Human Alliance in front of Esme, he didn't like the fact

his logic clashed with his

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

solution I

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

a week in each settlement, so it wasn't like

the Alliance and enjoy its benefits, I don't want to sit by and

placed both hands on Esme's

also don't want

mix of

They both smiled.