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

United Human Alliance is doing nothing to help them, but is

"Y-yeah. I mean…"

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

"…"

question. Perhaps because she already knew the

Alliance is actively fighting 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,

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

"Re, you—"

of the Dragons, while the Alliance was better off. They said all those things, presenting themselves to be the victims… but is that really the

long as Ingroup bias existed, the way their perspective would be shoved into

Alliance would abandon those people unless, for some reason, they refused to be

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

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

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

rule in hell than become

me? I don't think so, Rey. I can see

aware of the deal with the Alliance, and they refused. The people were perhaps fed

leaders were

a place that has such insecurity and crisis, it's possible that the previous leaders who were approached with the deal

silent once

also not as headstrong about her views

even if some were, if the narrative they fed her was wrong, then

chance that I'm wrong. After all, the Alliance could have some hidden motives I am unaware of. There's also the fact that they hid the information about

information was kept secret. If the other Nations were uncooperative, and the Alliance itself was in a crisis, it wouldn't make any utilitarian sense to divide the attention of their saviors to

the group that was actively

taste in my

just supported the United Human Alliance in front of Esme, he didn't like the fact that he was made unaware of the

where his logic clashed

No, it's far from that. There are many unsavory parts about them. Still… we can't blame them for every misfortune

it. But, Rey, the solution I

The damage that had been done to these people for over a decade could not be resolved by Esme in only a matter of

a week in each settlement, so it

weren't able to join the Alliance and enjoy its benefits, I don't want to

instsntly placed both hands

also don't want

of red and blue, reflecting in

They both smiled.