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 talking

nothing to help

"Y-yeah. I mean…"

against the Dragons?" Rey asked, his

"…"

the question. Perhaps because

It makes no logical sense that they would ignore potential fighting

to the very people she saved—the ones who suffered before her eyes—as the ones

"Re, you—"

how they were helpless against the might of the Dragons, while the Alliance was better off. They said all those things, presenting themselves

existed, the way their perspective would be shoved into a potentially neutral

those people unless, for some reason, they refused to be

already think of a few reasons why that could be

offer in terms of resources or military power. It's possible that they wouldn't have much

as the

essence, it was better to rule in hell than become a

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

the Alliance, and they refused. The people were perhaps fed another narrative, which passed around until everuone believed they were

the leaders were

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

silent

also not as headstrong about her views as

victims she rescued were perhaps not as innocent as she thought. And even if some were, if the narrative they fed

There's also the fact that they hid the information about those other

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

had to be focused on the group that

taste in my mouth…' His eye narrowed

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

was where his logic

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 blame them for every misfortune that has befallen these people." He concluded as he placed his

the solution I

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

so it wasn't like she could

the 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

placed both hands on Esme's shoulders and

also don't

mix of red and blue,

They both smiled.