"She'll be a threat," Jono replied simply. "She represents more than a power shift. She represents change. Change is terrifying."
His expression remained unchanging. He didn't need his powers to be able to tell what that look toward the ground meant. He'd spent years doing the same bloody thing for the same bloody reason, after all.
"Don't think I don't know that, Julian. There are less than two-hundred people like me on my entire world. Where I'm from, we don't call that endangered, we call that extinct. I know hate and fear when I see it, and there will be no small number of people who will harbour those things in spades. Especially in the wake of a civil war that will leave this Territory rocked to the core. Especially when so many of those Aristos are going to find themselves having to work that much harder to get by, once Hobart's support vanishes. And, yes, especially with people like myself and Warren serving in the Queen's court. With him serving as consort, meaning one less Blood male filling a role that's been consistently Blood for millions of years."
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Date: 2013-03-08 04:30 am (UTC)His expression remained unchanging. He didn't need his powers to be able to tell what that look toward the ground meant. He'd spent years doing the same bloody thing for the same bloody reason, after all.
"Don't think I don't know that, Julian. There are less than two-hundred people like me on my entire world. Where I'm from, we don't call that endangered, we call that extinct. I know hate and fear when I see it, and there will be no small number of people who will harbour those things in spades. Especially in the wake of a civil war that will leave this Territory rocked to the core. Especially when so many of those Aristos are going to find themselves having to work that much harder to get by, once Hobart's support vanishes. And, yes, especially with people like myself and Warren serving in the Queen's court. With him serving as consort, meaning one less Blood male filling a role that's been consistently Blood for millions of years."