History ReasonableAuthorityFigure / Literature

** Admiral [=LeBlanc=] isn't keen on listing to a strange detective saying treasonous and unlikely things, but, given to the strange circumstances and other things that Jacquie points out, she is willing to listen. %%* Sam, Astrid and Edilio from ''Literature/{{Gone}}'' as the Mayors of Perdido Beach.
* In ''Literature/GrentsFall'', multiple people on both sides.

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* ''Literature/TwentySixSixtySix'': Sammer starts out as one, [[spoiler: until he's mistakenly left in charge of the care and eventual disposal of hundreds of Jews originally meant for Auschwitz.]]

** In "Literature/TheGodInTheBowl", the Inspector, Demetrius, comes across as one. Despite advocating the more brutal methods that the guards have, he gives Conan a fair chance to explain himself, easily seeing past Conan's lies, and investigates instead of arresting him on the spot (partly because they couldn't take Conan, but also because he suspected it wasn't Conan). Near the end, when the nobleman who hired Conan to steal something in the citadel is found, Demetrius easily deduces that he hired Conan, and sincerely said that, if given the word, he would let Conan go, and cover this whole incident up to protect the nobleman's reputation, explaining that debt (the motive) is nothing to be ashamed of. The AristocratsAreEvil trope is in effect, and the man denies all the allegations, causing Conan to fly into a murderous rage, Demetrius still makes it out with a wounded leg, and when the real murder culprit is revealed, [[SealedEvilInACan the titular god]], the narration makes it clear that Demetrius would have stayed to investigate it, but wounded and bleeding badly, he opts to run with the rest of the guards.

* ''Literature/{{Skyward}}'': Although she never shows up on screen, Dr. Thior spends the entire book fighting to get the cadets in general, and Spensa specifically, proper care. While she doesn't always read the situation correctly (she gives Skyward Flight a week of medical leave when they want to work hard and keep busy), no one doubts she has everyone's best interests at hear. She even forces the admiral to let Spensa have proper access to the dorms and other base facilities.

%%* Darius from ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' was the only Peacekeeper in the series who seemed to have an actual moral compass.
%%* In Creator/AndreNorton's ''Literature/IceCrown'', Princess Ludorica concedes that her grandfather is right to use her as a tool for their kingdom's safety.

* In ''Literature/{{Starburst}}'', while T.K. has a reputation as a car thief he’s trying to move on from, when [[spoiler:he goes on a grieving joyride after the death of his new mentor Lenoard Hartson, the arresting officer is aware of the circumstances behind his actions and affirms she won’t press charges]].

** [[spoiler:All three Messiahs. Chaim is able to rein in [[TheFundamentalist Kupferman]] to an extent, and the collective message of himself, the Mahdi, and Jesus are that, although there is evil, the three Abrahamic religions are valid in God's eyes and need to coexist.]]

** In "Literature/TheGodInTheBowl", the Inspector, Demetrius, comes across as one. Despite advocating the more brutal methods that the guards have, he gives Conan a fair chance to explain himself, easily seeing past Conan's lies, and investigates instead of arresting him on the spot (partly because they couldn't take Conan, but also because he suspected it wasn't Conan). Near the end, when the nobleman who hired Conan to steal something in the citadel is found, Demetrius easily deduces that he hired Conan, and sincerely said that, if given the word, he would let Conan go, and cover this whole incident up to protect the nobleman's reputation, explaining that debt (the motive) is nothing to be ashamed of. The AristocratsAreEvil trope is in effect, and the man denies all the allegations, causing Conan to fly into a murderous rage, Demetrius still makes it out with a wounded leg, and when the real murder culprit is revealed, the titular god, the narration makes it clear that Demetrius would have stayed to investigate it, but wounded and bleeding badly, he opts to run with the rest of the guards.