"I would never leave Tom like that forever. I feel bad enough just for the few months," Dani said, frowning, but definitely calming down. She was silent for several moments. "And it's more than just Iniss."
"I've never been part of a culture. So when I see 'cultural' stuff, a lot of it is pretty stupid to me. More than that, I can overshadow people, and when you have the power to take over someone's mind, I know how easy it can be to self justify. I chose to give Iniss a chance partly because of those factors. There are those who are evil...but there are those who sometimes simply don't understand what's been done and think it's all right because they've been told to. If Iniss had been a threat, I'd have taken him out in an instant, but I wanted to be sure that it's really possible for a Yeerk to be reasoned with without having to do that."
"Otherwise how else can anyone deal with Yeerks unless you just wipe them all out? It's impossible to keep an entire species isolated, you know."
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Clearly, this idea had NEVER OCCURRED TO HER.
"I would never leave Tom like that forever. I feel bad enough just for the few months," Dani said, frowning, but definitely calming down. She was silent for several moments. "And it's more than just Iniss."
"I've never been part of a culture. So when I see 'cultural' stuff, a lot of it is pretty stupid to me. More than that, I can overshadow people, and when you have the power to take over someone's mind, I know how easy it can be to self justify. I chose to give Iniss a chance partly because of those factors. There are those who are evil...but there are those who sometimes simply don't understand what's been done and think it's all right because they've been told to. If Iniss had been a threat, I'd have taken him out in an instant, but I wanted to be sure that it's really possible for a Yeerk to be reasoned with without having to do that."
"Otherwise how else can anyone deal with Yeerks unless you just wipe them all out? It's impossible to keep an entire species isolated, you know."