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

"Y-yeah. I mean…"

in the war against the Dragons?"

"…"

said nothing to the question. Perhaps because she already knew the obvious

do that they need all the help they 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

Rey refer to the very people she

"Re, you—"

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

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

there's no reason why the Alliance would abandon those people unless, for some reason, they refused to be

think of a few reasons why that

in terms of resources or military power. It's possible that they wouldn't have much of governmental control within the Alliance, and

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

in hell than become a

don't think so, Rey. I can see their Alignments, rememeber? I also know when someone is being dishonest

the leaders are aware of the deal with the Alliance, and they refused. The people were perhaps fed another narrative, which passed

leaders were

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

fell silent

but she was also not as headstrong about her views as she was

thought. And even if some were, if the narrative

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

the Alliance itself was in a crisis, it wouldn't make any utilitarian sense to divide the attention of their saviors

focused on the group that was actively

a bad taste in my mouth…'

of Esme, he didn't like the fact that he was made unaware

his logic

to combat the great evil that is the Dragon Scourge. I'm not saying the framework is perfect. No, it's far from that. There are many unsavory parts about them. Still… we can't

solution I offered them

The damage that had been done to these people for over a decade could not

week in each settlement, so it wasn't like

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

placed both hands on

also don't want

of red and blue, reflecting

They both smiled.