Power and reason 157

Christopher had fought a sea monster to save a scion of a high-ranked family. He revived her with mouth-to-mouth breathing, but the reward for his courage was the girl asking for his head. He couldn't believe his ears when the girl who should have been grateful to him showed so much disgust and hate.

And that high-ranked family turned their backs on him. Derek could remember the emotions flashing in Christopher's eyes when he spoke.

It was after that he went back and joined the federation.

*"Those in power don't need a reason. Never forget that."*

Those words rang within the walls of Derek's mind, but they still couldn't wash off the sour taste. To be looked down on, to treat more than hundreds who had families and lives as ants, was extreme.