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"Sometimes you could do everything right and cruelty would still reign in this life. Sometimes the only thing to do was push on, no matter how much one suffered, never depending on hope, but never quite giving up on it, either."

Oh Tobhi.
(And yes, my mind did go to a certain starship Captain when reading the first sentence of this quote.)

"Right was right. It had to be, otherwise what was the point of all this glory and grandeur? He couldn't accept that all the sacrifices he and others had made for so many years were hollow, [...].
<< [...] The Republic is a virtuos ideal, not just cold reality. If anyone understands this, it's you.>>"

This discussion between and Kaer and Brennard is very well done.

Coming back to this after a bit of a break and, jep, I still despise Vald.

Chapter 35 made me want to weep.

"There was no honor in rape. But neither was there honor in making a Man a laughingstock, or denying him the lice he tightly deserved."

Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will [rape] them.
(To adapt Margaret Atwood's words.)

Vergis Thane can take his victim-blaming and racism and fuck all the way off. And then he can keep fucking off.