"'Just and fair'!" That provokes a bout of explosive, derisive laughter from Aren. "They broke my wrist one time and spat on me just for passing them and not lowering my eyes! 'Know your place, brand'. Don't talk to ME about fair, not when you're in fancy clothes and probably a full belly and I got NOTHING. People like you never get on top without stepping on someone else, and I'm the stepped on, nug-humper!"

Losing her temper, she aims a hard kick at him. Pompous jerks like him need to be taken down a notch. And there are no guards here yet to flee from....