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[gundhamster]

[The video starts with Gundham just sort of sitting on a bale of hay at the stables. His newfound magical abilities has made upkeep far easier as he no longer really needed to go into town for supplies, and he now had a bit too much time with his own thoughts. After a moment of hesitation, he finally decides to speak.]

I have a hypothetical that I would like opinions on from the rest of you.


In a far off world, there is a war between the forces of light and darkness. Among the forces of darkness there is an order of Death Knights that act as generals for the King of Darkness. Little is known about them or how they operate, mainly because there are no survivors to report on any encounters. The only concrete facts known about them is that wherever they go all that is left in their wake is death and ash. None are spared, warriors, civilians, children, none are spared.

The forces of Light decide that the best way to end the war is to assassinate the king, cutting off the power the knights receive from the king. However, in doing so, it's revealed that the knights were operating under duress, though the specifics are not widely known. The knights had no choice in the matter and the weight of their actions nearly crush them when freed from the king's influence.

My question to you is what would you do with these knights? Do they deserve to be given to the families of those they slew and made an example of? Would you console them? Or simply do nothing and make them figure it out for themselves?

Do they deserve redemption, or are they too far gone?

Comments

[gundhamster]

When entire nations are reduced to mass graves overnight, it becomes difficult to find a judge or jury, let alone those that would fit such descriptors that are somehow removed from such situations.

[He's not going to contradict the first part of her second statement but...]

The situation is purely hypothetical. It does not involve me or anyone else in reality.

[madcuriosity]

If that were even a little bit true, you could just change the hypothetical, Mr. Knight. Or I could. That's the point of a hypothetical. [It isn't, but Alice doesn't care.]

[gundhamster]

If that's how you approach such things, then what would be the point of engaging in such things? Why simply stop there, and not inject a rain of bunny rabbits or lollipops?

[Was he a tad annoyed? Maybe. But he couldn't exactly fault Alice.]

[madcuriosity]

Oh! That sounds lovely! [Gundam, she's seven, what did you think was going to happen?] Maybe it can rain rainbow bunnies!

Unless, of course, this WERE real. Then it would be a very different matter. But I would very much like it to rain rainbow bunnies, so long as they didn't get hurt, of course!

[gundhamster]

[He's not even sure at this point.]

...I was being sarcastic.

[madcuriosity]

What is sarcasm?

[gundhamster]

...Something I do not have the time nor the energy to explain at the moment.

[madcuriosity]

Then why did you mention it or use it, if you did not wish to be asked about it?