"They made child soldiers," Viella stated. Even where she came from, children were a protected group. There were laws made to protect children alone. The idea of anyone, much less a political party, doing something so horrible just to save cost was appalling.
"There are two original generations. Generation one, the faceless, and then generation two, the cat's. They were the ones who were thrown into war before my father stepped in to stop the madness," Pietre explained.
At this, Viella imagined that was probably why he had enemies to begin with. In her home world, anyone who went against a certain political party risked losing their life, even if it was for something good. Those who benefited rarely wanted change.
"What did he do? Wait, is your father a part of the scholar's party?"
