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 is

"Y-yeah. I mean…"

war against the Dragons?" Rey asked,

"…"

nothing to the question. Perhaps because she already

can get. It makes no logical sense that they would ignore potential fighting power, so chandes are that the Nations in question are the ones

to the very people

"Re, you—"

told you something along the lines of how the Alliance abandoned them, or how they were helpless against the might of the Dragons, while the Alliance was better off. They said all those things, presenting themselves to be the victims…

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

those people unless, for some reason, they

could already think of a few reasons why that could be the

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

the ultimate power they had as the ruler of a small

to rule in hell

lied to me? I don't think so, Rey. I can see their Alignments, rememeber? I also know when someone

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

leaders were

who were approached with the deal and refused are already dead. It's been over ten years since the Alliance

silent once

also not as headstrong about her views as

thought. And even if some were, if the narrative they fed her was wrong, then the Alliance was

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

itself was

group that was actively fighting against

in my mouth…'

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

was where his logic

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

it. But, Rey, the solution I

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

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

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

both hands

also don't want

of red and blue, reflecting in each

They both smiled.