[Horatio says nothing for a moment. He feels a sudden, acute relief at not being Scorpius's warden. He doesn't know how well he could argue against the morality of acts of war against a race that did such things.]
I see. And the actions you took in endeavoring to stop them are what brought you here.
For what little it is worth... I know that justice, duty, and ruthlessness are a triumvirate of necessities in times of war. Whether we will be thought of as heroes or villains for what we do is unknowable to any man who serves in it.
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Date: 2014-07-24 12:16 am (UTC)I see. And the actions you took in endeavoring to stop them are what brought you here.
For what little it is worth... I know that justice, duty, and ruthlessness are a triumvirate of necessities in times of war. Whether we will be thought of as heroes or villains for what we do is unknowable to any man who serves in it.