Silver Sky Magician
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^ Precisely. The point is that Legion and Exile cannot be clearly defined as 'evil' and 'good' respectively. A point of comparison may be AQ's Donovan and Cenara; namely Ordered Evil and Chaotic Good. The moral distinction between Legion and Exile is however more vague; 'Legion', ironically, cannot be defined as a single, homogenous entity, with its leader-on-the-ground, Alydriah, being hostile to them, and even Balius's status in regard to being for or against the Legion is unknown. The Legion that I am fighting for, and consider the 'true' Legion, is the one represented not in Frysteland, but this war. Each member of this Legion believes wholeheartedly in their righteousness; in the moral good of their actions and evil of the Exiles; in the importance of order in comparison to the chaos that has ripped their world apart. Both Legion and Exile have resorted to dirty acts of humanitarian outrage in their past and even present. They cannot be categorically defined as 'Evil' or 'Good'. One believes not that the current order is perfect (as witnessed by the attempted rebellion against Alydriah), but that order is of utmost, uncompromisable importance. The other is willing to sacrifice that in a bid to overthrow, completely and indiscriminately, every aspect of the current order, viewing every damage against order and every death of a Legion soldier (regardless of his individual crime or character) as a triumph for their cause. Which do you support? Whatever your decision, you cannot be dismissed as morally wrong.
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