In The White Dragon by Anne McCaffery, the story is told mostly from the point of view of Jaxom, Lord Holder of Ruatha and Rider of Ruth, The White Dragon, and MasterHarper Robinton. A major conflict in the book, at least what I have read so far, is when the Southern Oldtimer DragonRiders steal Benden Weyr's Queen Egg. Everyone is furious, even willing to pit dragon against dragon to get it back. Luckily, it is returned by a third party. However, the Southern Oldtimers are viewed as untrustworthy, the lowest of the low, a dying minority. Yet, no one really stops to ask where they would do such a dishonorable act. They are viewed as villains, and yet, even villains have a reason for their actions.
In the book, they need a villian, and the southerners fit the bill. They steal a queen egg, an unfathomable crime in this world. Everyone despises them. However, they have reason. After being exiled to the southern continent, they began to grow old. No new eggs were hatched, queens were dying, and the rest would follow soon. They believed they had no choice but to steal the egg, facing death if they didn't. I am not saying what they did was right, but they have the right to be heard out.
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