[Zhongli considers the question for a moment, mulling over how he wants to answer. it's a complex one, as so much of his life seems to be... but really, why?]
I believe I told you before that you could think of it as my faith in you. Beyond that, though... ultimately, it's because I don't believe you deserve to die right now, nor do I believe you want to die.
[rising up to his feet, he steps toward the tub, hair shifting behind him.]
Unless you'd like to try and change my mind. Perhaps be faced with the actual imminent threat... but truly, I think you're worrying too much. I suspect you're worrying about your reputation - which will change, I'm certain, but not so drastically. You see those you killed as horrible losses, and that is true - but it doesn't change the fact that they were dissenters. They had forsaken Menancia and all it stands for in order to better their own positions at the expense of others.
Were your actions correct? I have no right to say. Questions of such morality should be debated by those who share even the base of morality, not those who didn't so much as bat a lash at the prospect of burying his enemies beneath meteors and mountains. If you asked me, though... I don't believe the loss was so devastating. From my observations, I don't think the people will see you as some horrible tyrant, either. They may be fearful for a time, but what you've given this place far, far outweighs fear.
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[Zhongli considers the question for a moment, mulling over how he wants to answer. it's a complex one, as so much of his life seems to be... but really, why?]
I believe I told you before that you could think of it as my faith in you. Beyond that, though... ultimately, it's because I don't believe you deserve to die right now, nor do I believe you want to die.
[rising up to his feet, he steps toward the tub, hair shifting behind him.]
Unless you'd like to try and change my mind. Perhaps be faced with the actual imminent threat... but truly, I think you're worrying too much. I suspect you're worrying about your reputation - which will change, I'm certain, but not so drastically. You see those you killed as horrible losses, and that is true - but it doesn't change the fact that they were dissenters. They had forsaken Menancia and all it stands for in order to better their own positions at the expense of others.
Were your actions correct? I have no right to say. Questions of such morality should be debated by those who share even the base of morality, not those who didn't so much as bat a lash at the prospect of burying his enemies beneath meteors and mountains. If you asked me, though... I don't believe the loss was so devastating. From my observations, I don't think the people will see you as some horrible tyrant, either. They may be fearful for a time, but what you've given this place far, far outweighs fear.