Astoria had been walking by Vaan's side with her arms wrapped around his intimately without being afraid of the publicity. When they encountered the situation before them, her hands subconsciously tightened.
She wanted to help the mother-son duo but didn't want it to inconvenience Vaan.
After all, if they decided to help the mother-son duo, they would also have to save everyone else who was suffering. Otherwise, their actions would be regarded as hypocritical.
However, the Holy Knight Empire also had its own issues.
Far too many people were suffering under the patriarchal regime. In particular, witches and Darkan people. Of course, Darkan witches had it the worse.
After all, the Holy Knight Empire was ruled by the Solaran people.
To be born with blonde hair and blue eyes in such a country was a privilege. Darkan people with black hair and eyes could only be lower-class commoners and slaves due to their past history with the Great Darkan Empire.
