"No one we would count as an ally joined him. Others did... quite a few, actually. And received positions of power for it; most aren't bad about it, but there's a few who chafed at being given such small shares, and have been working to expand their empires. Fortunately, any truly evil and cruel ones were declined, so no mass killings, or the like. You're right, though; he demands utter subservience, from everyone, whether they work with him or not."<br/><br/>She hesitates a little at his last comment, then adds. "He didn't kill everyone who opposed him. Especially those on our side. Instead, he usually opted for humiliation; public imprisonment, or stripping of powers, for the most part," she says, remaining vague; he can tell she's being slightly evasive, but only because he knows her as well as he does.