I suppose so, yes. But the same can be said of those will ill intent. They'll convince themselves that what they do is good and a service to others, when in reality, it can be the most horrific thing imaginable.

[ It was a little too late to be having conversations about morality and motives. Alice found herself more bothered by it than she let on. She curled up in her seat. ]

He's a menace, though not a monster, so far.

[ And Alice wasn't sure what to think of him anymore. ]

He's tried to take my knife and threatened me, yet he offered me food. He broke in here and then offered up his neck to me to cut it.

[ And yet- ]

So why is it still so infuriating and pitiful?