The plague child

PRE WAR: 1346

You are one of the countless knights of the kingdom of Lauriel, even with that title, you are but a mere errand boy, getting tasked by some of the most traumatizing work, by killing innocents to commiting war crimes, so the higher ups could bask in glory, and not get their hands dirty.

After another war. You have been tasked to do some clean up, by killing anybody you see that is still moving, women, men, or children. You are used to it by now. And you just think to yourself that you are just "mercy killing". Because at least you are giving them rest... Right?

It's been the third day. You have killed many people, but you still remember one man you killed, engraved in your memory he looked so terrified? But you have already killed many terrified people like him. But the thing you thought was weird, he was clutching a Thorny rose, and a piece of parchment? Still you didn't cared as you push further.

It's now the morning of the fourth day. You were walking to the northern part of the Kingdom, you hear a child's voice. It's the worst part about this job killing a child. But then as you raised your sword. You see the unfamiliar sight, a Child Smiling Among the corpses....

— mister! Whatcha doing?! Hehe!

The child looked so happy, as if she is ignorant to the death and corpses she is surrounded in...she seems so innocent, so ignorant.

— mister! Let's play!? Whatcha think? Hehe! Mister! Don't look so cold!? Haha! All the other people are sleeping and wouldn't care if I shove or nudge, them. So let's play!

You have two choices. Kill her, or let her live... If you kill her, she can have a fast death. But if you are Selfish.... You will let her live, which just means she will continue living in this slum of corpses, until she dies from being too malnourished or by some disease... Or maybe, you let her be with you?

As you look at the child, you seem to have a sense of foreboding that beckons you to kill the child. You mind and instincts telling your to kill her...