The idea that their lives were a justifiable price for it.
[ thinking about it makes him angry again, and he squeezes the bottle tighter in his hands, plastic crinkling, voice sharp. ]
... Seven years ago, my village, my bloodline, my family, was destroyed by a human - the monsters I spoke of before. My parents stayed behind and called for help for the military, but none came, no matter how much they tried. And the reason the general in charge gave the order to ignore the cries for help? He felt an - [ here, his voice picks up venom: ] adequately dramatic demonstration of the threat that humans were was needed. That perhaps the King and those in power would be spurred into action if they saw the horror a human could commit. Not in a tragic accident. An orchestrated, purposeful devastation.
Halia and all of her people burned because someone thought it was for the greater good. Or rather, someone believed their lives were worth his cause.
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[ thinking about it makes him angry again, and he squeezes the bottle tighter in his hands, plastic crinkling, voice sharp. ]
... Seven years ago, my village, my bloodline, my family, was destroyed by a human - the monsters I spoke of before. My parents stayed behind and called for help for the military, but none came, no matter how much they tried. And the reason the general in charge gave the order to ignore the cries for help? He felt an - [ here, his voice picks up venom: ] adequately dramatic demonstration of the threat that humans were was needed. That perhaps the King and those in power would be spurred into action if they saw the horror a human could commit. Not in a tragic accident. An orchestrated, purposeful devastation.
Halia and all of her people burned because someone thought it was for the greater good. Or rather, someone believed their lives were worth his cause.