It was important to do the right thing, and not for a reward, but because it was the right thing. It was also important to realize that, sometimes, there was a cost. His jaw firmed. If the price to save his village and the majority of his people was blood, then it was a price he would pay. His lips fixed themselves into a snarl though, and he promised himself that the lion’s share of that particular bill would be paid by his enemies.

