Another day.
Another death.
Was it justified? He certainly hoped so.
One life was taken in the protection of hundreds of others, and it could be easy for someone to say it was a trade worth making.
Someone who had never taken a life.
He had taken many, and there were times when he worried about his own soul. He had been brought up in the Christian faith, and the Commandments were something he had learned early.
Thou Shalt Not Kill.
It echoed through his mind and his heart.
Napoleon could only hope that God would understand, and forgive him.
.
Another death.
Was it justified? He certainly hoped so.
One life was taken in the protection of hundreds of others, and it could be easy for someone to say it was a trade worth making.
Someone who had never taken a life.
He had taken many, and there were times when he worried about his own soul. He had been brought up in the Christian faith, and the Commandments were something he had learned early.
Thou Shalt Not Kill.
It echoed through his mind and his heart.
Napoleon could only hope that God would understand, and forgive him.
.
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Date: 2019-12-05 02:40 am (UTC)A very thoughtful look into a man who values the life he takes in the name of justice.
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Date: 2019-12-05 06:26 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2019-12-07 06:12 pm (UTC)