[ unfortunately for laurence the metaphors are very much of the "sometimes you just have to assassinate a person, or several" mindset ]

Doesn't need to 'cause she's doing a fine job of ruling by fear already if she's showing everyone she's willing to do that to her own kid.

[ he doesn't even have to say "no telling what she might do to someone else" when she straight up threatened to gouge that other guy's eye out in front of an audience. ]

Is it only within that community that she has such high standing, or is it— well, I guess I don't really have any idea how big your larger society actually is. But outside the Tower, like.