"The children surrounded us, begging us to help Lady Nora, but there was nothing we could do. It felt so frustrating." Alfred said with little enthusiasm, "Sometimes I wonder if we, as paladins, aren't supposed to uphold justice and lend a hand to the weak? But I've encountered this kind of situation several times."
"Heh, Afu, you must understand that human power is limited and also precious." Seeing this, Laine sat down as well, looking at the dim sky and sighing, "If justice doesn't require a price, does it mean that justice itself has no value? If you don't respect order, does the existence of order still hold meaning?"
"I know that too, and if there's no talk of cost, the power of a paladin can easily be exploited by those with ulterior motives..." Alfred quickly recovered, standing up to brush off the snow and mud from his body, returning to his cheerful demeanor, "That's about it, let's head back!"
