"Blaine Lee Pardoe - Battletech - Battlecorps - Betrayal Of Ideals Part 1" - читать интересную книгу автора (Pardoe Blaine Lee)

it was you who said that the caste system was a matter of necessi-
ty. I believe the phrase you used was, ‘for the duration of the crisis
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facing our people.’ The civil war is over, ilKhan, we have brought
peace to our people. Some of my castes were chafing, and I felt
that it was necessary to allow some migration between castes to
preserve civil order. I had no idea that it would bother you.”
There was more to it than that. Nicholas’s reforms went far be-
yond the caste system, and McEvedy had been struggling with
keeping them in place for some time. The genetic engineering pro-
gram for Warriors, for example, had been a temporary measure
that had evolved into a program that appeared to be one that was
not going to end. The experimental use of drugs to suppress sex
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drives in the Warriors to prevent the urge to procreate had been
experimented with and had caused some minor incidents until
the practice was cancelled. The Clans were still coming to terms
with the societal changes that had been imposed years before.
McEvedy had always believed that the measures were temporary,
but over time, she saw that not only did Nicholas have no desire
to remove them, he had other changes planned.
“It does bother me. It is not minor in my eyes, or those of your
fellow Khans. The Wolverines are part of a larger society, Sarah.
I have put such measures and changes in place in our society to
prevent some of what led to our civil war and near destruction. If
not for the formation of our Clans and the guides of the caste sys-
tem, I would be guilty of ending one war and laying the foundation
for another.”
“I always assumed that there was some degree of control that each
of us had over our own Clan. Khans rule their own people. I am not
abolishing castes, simply allowing more flexibility than my peers.”
“Neg,” Nicholas said, pausing for dramatic effect. “We are one
people, under one vision, my own. It is a vision that saved us from
destruction. You are a Khan, but you rule at the behest of your su-
perior.” His words were like that of judge passing sentence.
“The caste system is now permanent, there is no movement be-
tween them, quiaff ?
Nicholas smiled, but it was not a warm, friendly grin, but one
that showed hints of danger at the edges. “Aff, Khan McEvedy.
I cannot have your Wolverines implement changes that would
cause strife in other clans and ripples of dissent in our society as a
whole. You will go back to your people—my people—and tell them
the wisdom of the castes. You will reeducate them if necessary.
Those individuals that you have moved from one caste to another
will return to their former roles.”