User blog comment:Malice419/hearthfire dlc/@comment-96.242.21.156-20120719191204/@comment-5277784-20120723074017

technically people send you to kill other people. sure they try to kill you. but ultimately you chose to kill the person by going to them and by landing the finishing blow.

in reality your character is a mercenary accepting quests for rewards. rarely anything is done out of the "goodness" of its heart.