[His face twists into a smile that is more sad than happy, and he speaks with the loosely restrained eagerness of one disclosing a secret.]

My sister wished for a world free from discrimination. People fear what is different...fear turns to hatred, and hatred turns to widespread discrimination and oppression. Then, to end discrimination means to end the differences between everyone.

I wanted to reduce the entire population to a single race. Elves, humans, and half-elves would no longer exist - everyone would be one, superior race of being. [And Martel had been disappointed, she had been disappointed even though he was doing what was right, even though he tried so hard for so long...]