"We're not repeating their mistakes," Solomon retorted, "we let them live their lives properly, but they need to know their place.  Unfortunately in the Ascendancy, they outnumber us right now; what do you think would happen if we let them get away with whatever they please?  They'll turn on us if we give them the chance."

"But Solomon,"Israfil said suddenly, "I'm not your enemy.  I thought we were...friends..." Israfil remembered how scared he was of Solomon back on the shuttle, and how after he had apologized to Blythe, he had become rather friendly.  Israfil had started to trust that Solomon was turning a new leaf.