Chapter 70
"You are not wrong to grieve the loss of life, even the lives of those who would take yours. Doing so means you have a conscience, and that you place value on all life. What you are feeling now is the sacrifice you made to protect and defend others. Those who stand in the way of the wicked, and shield the innocent and helpless, do not walk away unscathed in victory. They trade a portion of their own soul and humanity in exchange for the lives they save. It is a price they pay, sometimes gladly, sometimes grudgingly, but they still pay it; because they understand the true value of what they save. "The men and women we left dead and dying in that field last night, each of their lives had value. But what value was that compared to our own lives, and the lives of everyone they would have harm
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