He pondered a moment, his entire being focused on the warmth of her hand as she clutched at him, seemingly unaware that she did so. What a little activist she was. So fierce. “You know what I think?” he finally said. “Men are terrified that were they to hand over power to women, they’d be humiliated at what a better job you’d do of everything. If you look at it, some of the most peaceful, prosperous times in our empire’s history have been when a great woman occupied the throne. Elizabeth, for example, and our own Victoria, of course. Not many men have ruled so wisely.”
