I saw this about William and... Okay, let's talk about it a bit.
I think that BC as a manga/anime has at its core the concept of people being complex beings who have much more complicated reasons behind their actions than simply "I am good!" and "I am bad!". At least when it comes to those who are at the centre of the series itself (Papa Silva, Papa Yami, and Auggie I will throw a shoe at).
And I think William is a great example.
Now, my very biased self, wouldn't still condone William's betrayal, but it gains a whole new dimension if you look at it from the point of view of him having wanted to protect the soul/being/friend that he had known since childhood. And he had wanted to protect him (Patri) ever since he (Will) was a child.
Sure, William felt less alone, but the line of "I needed to protect" is very powerful in this and it gets overlooked.
Think about it. He has had to protect someone, his friend, for over 2 decades and when it's layered upon years of loneliness and devoid of love and/or attention from others, aside of Julius later on as a kind of a father/mentor figure, it... can be understood why William was turning a blind eye to Patri. A silent agreement of a kind.
Remember when Patri slashed his sword to Julius?
Patri told Julius that "even now he can't decide between you and me" (I'm paraphrasing a bit), but the message was that Will couldn't choose between the people he has cared about, but also not being able to choose between the humans and the elves, his past hardships and the new life he has been given as a MK Captain, a lot of things, symbolically, if you think about it.
Will is not able to choose, because he has had to protect Patri for all his life, and how he's... Supposed to "betray" the only friend he's had and whom he has had the compelling need to keep safe? So he leaves the choice to Patri, and is guilty of coercion.
I think William is a very tragic, complex character, and is a great example of how BC as a piece of media can offer so much depth, and shouldn't be taken with only face value. For a shounen series I think it's quite demanding, actually. (Just my personal opinion)
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