There is no good nor evil. Say you are on the "evil side", you obviously think you're fighting for a rightful cause, something that benefits you. Same thing for the good side. Its all about ones intent on their actions. For example, you wouldn't steal a $50 dollar bill if you saw someone just drop it (at least I hope you wouldn't).
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The rest of the explanation depends on your presepctive.
The phrase that indicated a lost in thought feel is the "Midnight shakes the memory". It means that his train of thought is going double time in the dark or at night.
