An Extra’s POV

"...." Rey was speechless.

What could he say in his defense? What words could he utter that wouldn't be shut down by Adrien? How could he defend his worldview?

He knew within himself that it was intrinsically wrong to kill the Elves, and that what Adrien was doing clearly bordered on the morally evil end. Yet… why couldn't he argue against his logic?

'If I refuse to accept his moral positions, I'll be a hypocrite.'

Rey would simply be asserting that Adrien was wrong because he didn't agree with his methods and actions.

That was arbitrary at best.

"Be honest with me, Rey…" Adrien interrupted his thoughts before he could go even further with his introspection.

"Why are you helping the Elves? Why are you so against me? You must have already known I was involved long before this meeting, so why didn't you just turn a blind eye?"

Rey felt something coiling around his heart. Was it guilt? No, not quite.

It was the feeling one had when they had been caught, or when someone saw right through them, despite their best attempts to hide the truth.

"You are benefiting something from them, aren't you? In essence, this isn't a moral clash, but a conflict of interests." Adrien sat back in his chair and smiled at Rey, whose mood was now completely ruined by the former.

When this meeting first started, it was clear who held the advantage. However, in only a few moments, the pendulum had shifted, and now Adrien seemed to be the one with all the cards. Rey didn't like that.

Still, he didn't want to become antagonistic towards Adrien just because he didn't like what was being said. If he did that, then he would just be a hard-headed person who was obstinate about his own beliefs without need for reform.

Because of that, Rey kept listening… "The Elves are cruel, Rey. They're a racist, savage, and hateful bunch. You've interacted with them too, haven't you? You have to understand what I'm saying." Adrien sighed. "They're not the kind of people you should feel empathy for."

Memories of how they treated Esme, and how they addressed him and the rest of the humans came to Rey's mind. He remembered Ciela, and the horrid punishment inflicted on her. Then… the image of The Oracle flashed in his mind.

that a lot of them

they deserve to die. It's funny how you have to

don't deserve to die as much as Monsters, or even humans don't deserve to. But… for the sake of my goals, I am willing to kill them, the same way they will be willing

want to kill you is because you slaughtered thousands of them,

moment Rey said this,

serious conversation until now, and it seemed

about what I

a little more before quieting down. "My bad, my bad. It's just… I remembered

a blank smile as he said

"What is it?"

would want to kill me is because I struck first,

correct."

whole 'monsters' narrative against him again, but Rey was

Elves don't normally kill. You know that,

brow and

Adrien's cause. After all, even when Monsters injured, or even devoured Elves, they would never harm them in any instance. Rey found this naivete to be particularly

… Almost like children.

them to Monsters and justified his slaughter

kill the Dragons? Unlike with other entities, they actively kill

because he didn't know the answer, but because Adrien should have already known the reason if he knew so much about Elves already. The whole thing felt like a

he chose to

Because their Oracle says

"Indeed! But why?!"

a threat

harm anyone or anything, even if it means

At this point, Rey could only look at Adrien with raised eyebrows as he sat

an experiment with the Elves not too