"I'm sure that my family had a good reason to come here, but their reasons do not interest me. And it's not the Ascendency that I have complaints about, but the fact that many Ascendeds tend to think of themselves as better than other races, and the bad habit some have to abuse the gifts they are born with." Blythe said, looking at Solomon. If he would take that as a personal insult or not was up to him, although it was not meant to be so.

Upon hearing what Israfil said, Claire's smile left her face. "I don't see what's so glorious about being forced to see the people that die right in front of you as bloody and horribly disfigured corpses." She said in return, definitely not taking it as a compliment.