“Oh, you—” Maud looked as though she was contemplating her threat to tackle Hawthorn around the knees. “Even without Violet’s magic, you have all the advantages of rank and wealth. Using it to trample all over human dignity, against a person’s will, is not what power is for.” “It’s the only thing power is for.” It was Ross who’d spoken. The young man climbed to his feet. “If you think otherwise, you’re a fool. Even without—sodding magic”—with a whirl of his index finger—“that’s the way the world works. Powerful people are out for more power. And they don’t care who they tread on, on the way.”
