"First of all, there is always an alternative, you just refused to find it. Second, being the last of my kind, I take killing my own very personally. Third, neither I nor that dragon was a malicious beast, and generally speaking, only idiots who have never bothered to find out about dragons believe that. So, when you throw around that accusation of acting foolish, you might want to look in the mirror."
Ryu addressed Balthier, again. "You mean like that soldier that ignores the injured and generally makes things worse? Or how about the woman who refuses to disarm when told to and mocks people for daring to ask her to do so? Or the brute who attacks everything head on?"