The shadow laughed and laughed and laughed. Its laughter of mockery rang through her mind until it was all that she could hear.
The shadow was happy because its question had put her at a dead end. She had no way out now.
Without rules, there can be no transgression. Without transgression, there can be no sin. Without sin, there can be no injustice. Without injustice, there can be no justice.
If she is to uphold justice, she has to have rules that she obeys and considers right. If she truly obeys rules, then she will have to prioritize safety over privacy. If she prioritizes safety as the captain, then she has to break other rules in order to enforce that safety.
She would rather not answer, as she couldn't see the right path to take.
She was in a moral dilemma and had no good option to pick. But she had to answer. She had to pick an option because the shadow was growing bigger and stronger every moment that she didn't answer.
