[ Which is what she suspects the people here in the city believe, as well. It's why she'd restrained herself from outright stopping what she'd witnessed, that first time - if barely. The guards had given her respect - and an explanation - for that choice, but it still didn't feel right. ]

....Just because it's not wrong doesn't make it right, either. Surely some option could be found that doesn't require such a sacrifice in the first place...?

[ She's an idealist, yes, but she also struggles endlessly to see those ideals brought to life. ]