Chapter 635: A Little Too Calm Before The Storm

"I can't risk sending them to their Eternal Deaths, Riley. I didn't bring them to New Theran to fight, we're not creating an army—they are here for a better life, making them fight a war isn't the best way to start that."

"You didn't bring them here, Princess Esme did, Aerith. If we want to wipe out the older generation, I believe my plan should be considered."

"...No one wants to wipe out anyone."

"I do. Please use my plan, Aerith."

"Riley, no—how many times do I have to tell you that the main purpose of this war is not to win the battle? It's just a way to distract Theran while we rescue the people that we need to rescue. We get what we need to get, and then we leave."

"But the people left on Theran will die anyway, Aerith. It doesn't matter if we kill them."

"How they die matters."

"True, we can make it more painful for th—"