Family 05 - Appointment at Bloodstar by E.E. Smith

Author:E.E. Smith [Smith, E.E.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Pias stood up and walked around the room in a style that reminded Yvette very much of her brother's own pacing while he was considering a problem. "Khorosho. Let's suppose for a moment that the Emperor puts his arms around my shoulders and says, `Pias will rule on Newforest.' Suppose even further that I manage to elude all the assassins Tas then sends against me-that would be his next step, you know. Maybe I can even have him arrested and killed, so that he's no longer a threat.

"What kind of rule would I have? As long as the Emperor kept sending me troops to back up my decisions, I could keep order. But if he ever withdrew them, I'd have to hire a private army from offworld, because no Newforester would follow me, not even the ones who like me. We're a stubborn people, always have been. So I would rule strictly by force of arms until the day of my death. The people would obey my commands to the minimum degree they could get away with, and not one iota more. I'd have to become a tyrant if I wanted to achieve anything."

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