Josalia nodded. "Please wait a moment." She turned around and spoke with an attendant standing behind her.
They nodded and walked away.
I gave her a nod. "Thanks."
"You have very interesting ideas," Gordon told me. "When and how did you come up with that? A world in which violence is the way to rule... terrifying and fascinating."
I arched an eyebrow. "Has literature not explored that before?"
He smiled. "Well, yes... but not to the level you mention. And I have to admit that I can't suspend my disbelief enough where I find interest in a world without Halves. Too... unrealistic for my taste."