"Agh, fuck, no," Mouse shook her head furiously, backing away from the kneeling Henes and flailing her arms, "no, no. No no no. Don't do that. Don't ever do that. I don't care how powerful I am, stand up and look me in the eye when you talk. Don't kneel. Don't do the kneeling thing. Just don't. And there's nothing about fate in it! I'm doing this so you'll help my people. You're doing this so you can help your people. That's all the reason we need."<br/><br/>She leaned down and pulled him to his feet if he hadn't already complied. "I know what it's like when your people are all you have. Hold on to that."