"Do we hate them, really?" Onweer raised an eyebrow at Cecil. "I think we're--they're just jealous. Everyone on the "right side" of the law, everyone restricted by the rules of our states. They think the Divers are sitting on a pile of gold, literal or metaphorical." She paused for a moment, looking up at the leafless branches of the tree.

"I used to be a Diver, you know, and a model citizen of Hyznia before that. I think both the system and the rebels are just as bad, just as stubborn. It should be our job to bridge their differences and make them work together towards progress. At least that’s what I thought our role was.” She looked at Cecil and Brian in turn. “What have you been told about this project, actually? How did they present it to you?”