...There wasn't really any way for him to "subdue" them without force. Considering we fought for our freedom against a tyrant like that once before, he never would have done that.

[Which is honorable of him, but would it have made things easier in the short term? If he'd simply scared them into submission and then stepped down as a leader...

No, it isn't worth thinking about. Rossiu shakes his head.]

I won't. I know what my role is and I will do what I can to live up to it.

[A leader is just that: a leader. They can't serve as the first line of defense as well. Simon didn't - or couldn't - understand that, and that's what led to this mess.]