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Better than anyone, he knew how desperate the wastelanders were, and how much they craved life in the inner city. For that black card, they’d grovel in the dirt, peel off their dignity and hearts, and toss them into boiling oil.
“Yes, he’s a new noble. I even helped him get that black card. But the real core power of the inner city still has nothing to do with him. I can rally half the nobles to vote with me. He still has to worry about politics, worry about whom not to offend when voting. If he wants to stand firm in the inner city, he has to rely on us, on our family. He needs to kiss up to this vast web of blood vessels flowing through this tower.”
“You can think of him as our family’s dog.”
Looking into her husband’s confident eyes, Bonnie felt slightly reassured and placed her hand on his shoulder. “This family relies entirely on you. Just… don’t wear yourself out.”
She didn’t understand the complicated things.
Her father had protected her well. But from the occasional sorrow on...
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