Alone [4]

Elisa then continued, "Even so, that doesn't make his way of thinking right. He ignores the feelings and suffering of others. If he continues down that path, sooner or later everyone around him will come to hate him."

Walter just sighed and said, "That is true, but that kid already understands that and still does not care, and I am too old to argue with him now. Just stop talking about that crazy kid now. He will take care of himself. He is crazy, but also a peaceful and intelligent kid, so there is no need to worry much about him."

Aelar looked at them and said in a confused tone, "I can understand what you are saying, but also can't. He does not seem crazy to me if you just ignore his cruelty."

Elisa stared at Aelar for a moment before shaking her head.

"That is exactly the problem," she said. "You can only say that if you ignore his cruelty. A person's cruelty is part of who they are. You cannot just pretend it does not exist."