The question might have made her laugh if Di didn't have so much of a personal vendetta against the Empress.
"More than I can put into words. Much of why troll society is the way it is can be attributed to her." She closed her mouth mid sentence and then for a moment looked ashamed before giving a small shake of her head.
"It's true that we trolls have some instincts that are difficult to suppress. Particularly amongst higher blooded trolls there is a predilection towards violence, but it is not something that we are unable to resist, and there are ways to help with that. It is why the quadrant system is in place. The Condesce, however, encourages violence and is a power-hungry woman who has conquered many other planets and decimated civilizations. Her words are law and Alternia exists in a strict code of culling where those who are different, are judged as weak for the pettiest of reasons, or those who simply do not contribute to the population growth are killed."
The normally yellow sclera of Di's eyes were turning a faint orange color and her entire body because stiff.
"She pits castes against each other by allowing Highbloods to do as they please with those beneath them, and even our 'justice' system only seeks to punish." Di had absolutely been bewildered when she had learned about defense attorneys being a thing here on Earth.
"She has ruled for thousands of years and in the time has turned Alternia and many other worlds into her plaything."
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"More than I can put into words. Much of why troll society is the way it is can be attributed to her." She closed her mouth mid sentence and then for a moment looked ashamed before giving a small shake of her head.
"It's true that we trolls have some instincts that are difficult to suppress. Particularly amongst higher blooded trolls there is a predilection towards violence, but it is not something that we are unable to resist, and there are ways to help with that. It is why the quadrant system is in place. The Condesce, however, encourages violence and is a power-hungry woman who has conquered many other planets and decimated civilizations. Her words are law and Alternia exists in a strict code of culling where those who are different, are judged as weak for the pettiest of reasons, or those who simply do not contribute to the population growth are killed."
The normally yellow sclera of Di's eyes were turning a faint orange color and her entire body because stiff.
"She pits castes against each other by allowing Highbloods to do as they please with those beneath them, and even our 'justice' system only seeks to punish." Di had absolutely been bewildered when she had learned about defense attorneys being a thing here on Earth.
"She has ruled for thousands of years and in the time has turned Alternia and many other worlds into her plaything."