Technically, anyway. Though achievements did indeed garner reward and status, not everyone was willing to accept it, after all. There would always be those who considered the circumstances of one's birth, the place one came from, or the very species they were born as as something that could not and should not be forgiven. There would always be those born into wealth and status clutching their pearls at the mere shadow of an idea that they could be outshone, that skill could win the favor of the powerful, that all their wealth and their legacy might be for naught in the grand scheme of thing.
He couldn't help the slight wry smile at the idea.
"That you were bitter in the beginning is understandable. You had your plan. He had his. They didn't intersect at the time and that is grounds for being displeased."
Again, it was speaking from experience.
"Your feelings obviously changed. He's... Good at that, I think. Changing minds and feelings. When I first met him, I was terrified. I thought I'd want to be anywhere else in the galaxy, but in the same room with him. For the longest time after I flinched at his presence. Even jumped at shadows. Now though..."
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Technically, anyway. Though achievements did indeed garner reward and status, not everyone was willing to accept it, after all. There would always be those who considered the circumstances of one's birth, the place one came from, or the very species they were born as as something that could not and should not be forgiven. There would always be those born into wealth and status clutching their pearls at the mere shadow of an idea that they could be outshone, that skill could win the favor of the powerful, that all their wealth and their legacy might be for naught in the grand scheme of thing.
He couldn't help the slight wry smile at the idea.
"That you were bitter in the beginning is understandable. You had your plan. He had his. They didn't intersect at the time and that is grounds for being displeased."
Again, it was speaking from experience.
"Your feelings obviously changed. He's... Good at that, I think. Changing minds and feelings. When I first met him, I was terrified. I thought I'd want to be anywhere else in the galaxy, but in the same room with him. For the longest time after I flinched at his presence. Even jumped at shadows. Now though..."