“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.”
