"We agreed to protect this person. Therefore, she should have a say in what happens next. I have a trust and a faith in these students, but there is more than simply that."
"If this group who demands we turn her over is a group of good people who would not do anything we would feel the need to protect her from, they likewise would not act in such a way that would harm the students. If they are such a group as would harm the students, what lesson do we teach handing anyone over to them?"
[Aqua shook her head softly.]
"If all parties, Master Xavier, the woman herself, and the leader of this other group, cannot or will not meet civilly to discuss the options and come to a consensus, what more can we do than defend our word and be true to who we are? If it comes to that, we defend the students by showing the proper path, as well as by defending them."
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"If this group who demands we turn her over is a group of good people who would not do anything we would feel the need to protect her from, they likewise would not act in such a way that would harm the students. If they are such a group as would harm the students, what lesson do we teach handing anyone over to them?"
[Aqua shook her head softly.]
"If all parties, Master Xavier, the woman herself, and the leader of this other group, cannot or will not meet civilly to discuss the options and come to a consensus, what more can we do than defend our word and be true to who we are? If it comes to that, we defend the students by showing the proper path, as well as by defending them."