Harriet wrote (about Leylan):
This also ties in with Steve R's remarks about most people not going out of their way to put themselves in danger.
I meant to toss in a few words on the subject of heroism yesterday. A recent article on the Carnegie Medal, which is awarded to "a civilian who knowingly risks his or her own life to an extraordinary degree while saving or attempting to save the life of another person," confirmed Andrew Carnegie's original perception. Which is that heroism is an impulsive act. Time and again, the honorees state that they don't consider themselves to be heroes. They saw and they reacted. I think that happened a number of times in B7. A character saw someone in danger and reacted to save him/her. Which is heroic, because some people wouldn't react; they'd slink the other way or freeze.
While I'm muttering, I very much like this particular thought on heroism by Carnegie: "The false heroes of barbarous man are those who can only boast of the destruction of their fellows. The true heroes of civilisation are those alone who save or greatly serve them."
Carol Mc