Ales had debated leaving and letting the Heroes argue among themselves. He thought this was dealt with, that they would kill Palitutu out of respect. But no. His faith in the others returned too swiftly.

"Are you all idiots?!" It all burst out. The puppet shuddered as his mental connection with it faltered. "She gave us her knowledge, she tried to destroy the world, and you're sparing her?! Don't you remember what happened with Narasimha? You want to save someone just to let others die?! Have you learned nothing?! Why is it that in every world, the 'heroes' never think?!"

He pointed at Ramza. "She's right about you. You don't know what it means to sacrifice anything. You're going to save her, she'll tell us that we failed, then she'll teleport away to ruin more lives. She's not above threatening the civilians. Why do you think this will be any different?!"