The Seventh Man Is Guilty

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I truly feel the Seventh man has done nothing wrong. I understand the logic of survivor guilt, however truth is, he couldn’t have saved K. Stuff happens, it wasn’t his responsibility to save K, even if it was he would have potentially put himself in harm as well. I see no reason for the Seventh man to be held responsible by himself or others for K’s death. The wave killed K, not the Seventh man’s decision. It by default has nobody to claim responsibility for. It is for these reasons and prior evidence that I don’t think it is fair that the Seventh man feels guilty for something he couldn’t control.
The main reason I don’t think he should feel guilty is because of how well he always treated K and how strong their relationship was. K trusted

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