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

the United Human Alliance is doing nothing to help them, but is that really

"Y-yeah. I mean…"

in the war against the

"…"

question. Perhaps because she already knew the obvious

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

very people she saved—the ones who

"Re, you—"

of how the Alliance abandoned them, or how they were helpless against the might of the Dragons, while the Alliance

existed, the way their

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

think of a few reasons why

It's possible that they wouldn't have much of governmental control within the

ultimate power they had as the ruler of a small

rule in hell than become a

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

refused. The people were perhaps fed another narrative, which

leaders were

that has such insecurity and crisis, it's possible that the previous leaders who were approached with the deal and refused are already dead. It's been over ten years since the Alliance formed,

silent once

frown was yet to disappear, but she was also not

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

the fact that they hid the information about

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

it leaves a bad taste in my mouth…' His eye narrowed a

Alliance in front of Esme, he didn't

his logic clashed with his

far from that. There are many unsavory parts about them. Still… we can't

solution I

figured that out as well. The damage that had been done to these people for over a decade could

she barely spent a week in each settlement, so

if it's the fault of their leaders that they weren't able to join the Alliance and enjoy its benefits, I

instsntly placed both hands on Esme's shoulders

don't

of red and

They both smiled.