[Well, he doesn't know that for sure, but it certainly sounds similar to the restrictions under which he's been operating. Maybe he'd prefer the Council to what sounds like an oversized corporation, but if the end result is the same, with his projects stymied and hope for real progress choked out, what does it matter?]
All the more reason not to let them do what they want with you.
[Is he speaking hypothetically, or making his intentions regarding the Cadens military clear? Possibly both.]
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That's the same everywhere.
[Well, he doesn't know that for sure, but it certainly sounds similar to the restrictions under which he's been operating. Maybe he'd prefer the Council to what sounds like an oversized corporation, but if the end result is the same, with his projects stymied and hope for real progress choked out, what does it matter?]
All the more reason not to let them do what they want with you.
[Is he speaking hypothetically, or making his intentions regarding the Cadens military clear? Possibly both.]