She had once believed that justice meant being fearless and resolutely destroying all evil! But reality had told her that things were never so simple.
Were those commoners evil? Judging by what had happened then, they absolutely were! But Saililefu knew perfectly well that this was not all there was to them! Many of them had been ordinary people, living honest lives and obeying the law. Even when they ran into a few street thugs, they would bow and scrape, greeting them endlessly for fear of offending those insignificant hooligans.
Yet that day, those same people had killed anyone who stood in their way with savage expressions. They had rushed into house after house with wild cries, looting anything valuable, while some had even committed horrifying atrocities.
Saililefu was deeply confused. Were they truly evil?
What confused her even more came afterward. When the commoners and the council broke apart once again, the two sides began preparing for war! The major churches became targets both sides wanted to win over. The council hoped the churches would step forward to maintain order and suppress the rioters causing the chaos.
And the commoners hoped the churches would step forward to uphold justice and strike at the heartless nobles and wealthy merchants!
The chaotic churches were easier to understand. They generally made their stance clear and stood with the commoners. No matter how one looked at it, the council truly had been the source of this great riot. They had ruthlessly exploited the people, turned a blind eye to their miserable lives, and had even continued fanning the flames.
There was nothing wrong with overthrowing such a government.
The churches that cared more about order did not hesitate either, directly siding with the council. The Church of Helm, for example. As the god