"When one is raised wearing a blindfold, it's difficult for them to adjust to seeing the world as it is, rather than as they were taught it to be. Cullen has. Have you?" Even after nearly three years, most southerners assume he has ulterior motives by merit of being Tevene, after all. He knows how difficult it is to change perspective.

"They're learning, and as their leaders it falls to us to teach them. People are marginalized for more than race and ability, after all."