"They are dogged, I will grant them that. But they are little else. Brutal, barbaric, willing to slaughter everything that stands in their way..." Ildraniath snorted, "They are brutes. Nothing more, nothing less, holding themselves as gods over the rest of humanity. And the rest of their species follows in their footsteps, because if they do not, they are declared heretics and destroyed."

Her brow furrowed, "The fact that you can see what is wrong with that is rather heartening. I think most of the humans aboard Stacy would agree with you - some of them anyway - which gives me slight hope for the species. Although not in my universe - they are too far gone down the path their emperor has set for them."