“Do you think my life means more to me than the lives of all the millions on this world?” “Of course you don’t!” I said, regaining my footing. “Each life matters, Radiance. Each. But I have a mind also for the trillions of lives across our Empire to whom your life matters! You are not only a man, sire, but Caesar, and Caesar is a symbol. Of stability! Of civilization! Of everything!”
