It took Ves more hours than he would have liked to resolve his conflicting feelings.
He eventually concluded that he was no angel by any means. It was not his job to save every single human life, even if he or she was a member of the Larkinson Clan.
Ves could no longer afford to entertain childish and naive daydreams. He needed to work within the framework of reality and accept that he could not save everyone's lives.
As much as he felt guilty about it, he could not defy the strategic decisions made by Human High Command.
The inhabitants of the Middle Zones and the Lower Zones had to stay as much as possible.
On the one hand, they were needed to fight back against the alien invaders as much as possible.
Even if their defeat was already set in stone, a determined resistance could still inflict a lot of damage and delay the enemy's advance.