Stories have a quiet power—they can show the cracks in the armor people wear. When a character faces a choice between doing what’s expected and doing what feels right, it forces the reader to question their own convictions. If a tale lets us see the weight of duty through the eyes of someone who’s lost something, the idea of justice becomes less a cold rule and more a lived reality. That shift can make people wonder: maybe the real honor is in listening to that inner voice, not just following the line on the page.