"Those are your terms?" she asked. Voice controlled despite fury. "That's what you want in exchange for Victor?"
"Yes," Orion said. Simply. Like it was a reasonable request rather than extortion.
"And if I refuse?"
He smiled. And the energy in his hand grew brighter.
"It's ridiculous!" Selphira shouted with indignation that she didn't attempt to moderate. "There's absolutely no way you can keep all the benefits that should be distributed to the entire city in a sustainable manner! Your group is absolutely imbecilic because ever since the second chamber opened, you've been asking and asking for stupid quantities without ceasing. Don't you understand that the future also matters? Why do you insist on wanting to spend what could last hundreds of years as support for the entire city on personal splurges?"
