( but mizuki!!! that's exactly what's happening here!

though clarke can gauge that her meaning isn't quite getting through to him. or maybe it is, and just really disagrees with that assessment, but he'd be wrong to. she briefly casts around for a way to explain it that might make more sense, and lands upon... )

Brave people can have evil motives. Genocidal warlords have the resolve and confidence to think they're doing the right thing. Not all types of fortitude are geared towards the betterment or survival of humanity, or would make the world a better place. Even what starts as the best of intentions can quickly become the worst sort of crime.

Have you never heard that every villain is the hero of their own story?