"I..." Okarin looked down at their hands.
"Sometimes I wonder if that is selfish... To say that you won't fight... To say that you don't want others to fight."
They closed their eyes.
"If there is one evil lord who is responsible for the suffering of millions others, who can only be stopped if they are slain, would you kill them?"
"Would it be selfish... to refuse to bloody your own hands?"
"To find fault in... the people who kill... in order to protect the peace for countless others?"
"Or the people who fight... because their people are slaughtered on the streets on the city like pigs every day."
"The people who rise up against a terrible suffering and injustice."
"Or would you rather have them bow down and quietly accept slavery by humans forever?"
"Why do you think it's a problem to be selfish? It's in the nature of all living beings to have some selfishness... It's fine to feel selfish from time to time, everyone does.
"And I would not kill said evil lord, for I do not believe in evil. Everyone has their reasons to act, and everyone can be reasoned with to some extent. If I disagreed with the lord's ways, I would talk to them and try convincing them otherwise... But The Goddess doesn't force her way, she guides. I can offer a guiding hand to those in need, but it's up to them to take that hand or not. If the lord is resolved to keep causing suffering to others due to their own beliefs, then there is nothing I can do about it.
"Of course I wouldn't be happy with that outcome, but that is my role as a priestess of The Goddess, I will be content for as long as I can fulfill it. I'd rather be selfish and stay true to my beliefs, then to go against everything that have ever guided me in order to do something 'for the greater good.'
"I don't believe there is right or wrong, I believe there is what The Goddess teaches us to do, and the things that she tells us to not do. If one is going against The Goddess' teachings, I am to guide them towards her path... And it's up to them to be guided or not.
"And as for your last question... I would never want anyone to bow down and quietly accept slavery, but I do not believe fighting is the right answer. They should talk, understand, and make themselves understood, to make others realize that slavery is not condoned by The Goddess, and therefore they should be freed. That is what I believe in.
"Would that work? Would they really be free if they were true to what The Goddess preaches? I don't know... Everyone can be reasoned with, but not about everything. If the conversation fails, if your arguments fall flat and your reasoning reaches deaf ears, what are you supposed to do then? I don't know... I know I would pray, I would pray that The Goddess showed me the right path, because I was unable to guide those that had beliefs that did not follow her path.
"I do not know what you would or should do if you were faced with this kind of situation... But The Goddess loves all, so I know she'll always be watching over our steps, no matter what. I trust that her judgment is always right, and that I should always follow her beliefs. That is all I can do."
OOC: Feels so weird to continue the conversation when Okarin was already pulled into another convo and stuff! xD
But well, I wanted to reply, so... >.>