DAMIAN BLACKWOOD
I have spent my whole life climbing the ladder of power.
It was all I was raised to do from the moment of my consciousness of my father, and from that very moment, I understood enough about my environment to know that there was a hierarchy, and men ruled over men in that hierarchy. That those at the bottom suffered while those at the top enjoyed it, and that it took being made of steel to reach the top of that hierarchy and even stronger stuff to remain there. Weak people never remained there for long, but were thrown off for the stronger ones to remain.
I have heard from a loud mouth once that I believe this because I had no mother to pamper me, with mine dying while she strove to give me life, leaving me with no one to look up to but my father. Whatever it was, I m
