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[Kedrah]

<sigh> the scions, the group everyone knows you're part of, is fighting. they are not guilty are they? did they worry about looking guilty? did the guards leave you alone after you surrendered and let your friends die? wtf are you talking about? the blessing of light is bs, that shit doesn't matter and is never mentioned in coil the hardest content in the game that also has a storyline. the no weapon thing is just plain stupid, you have it by the end of the cut scene and nothing is said about it in it. I for one main mnk. and if the power of my character is solely on the weapon i use that only servers as further insult from the dev team.

The Scions have less to risk. You're the Warrior of Light, you have more of an importance than them. So, no, they're not worried about seeming guilty (especially since they intended to sacrifice their lives), but they are probably worried about you seeming guilty. You are essentially a representative of the people of Eorzea, and they are not.

It has been said time and time again that the Blessing of Light was where most of your "specialness" came from. Right now you're just really not that powerful.

People are just mad about their character not being a perfect 100% badass that can escape any situation with no consequences. :\ Sometimes bad things have to happen and there's little to nothing to be done about it.