“No, it"s nothing like that.”
“Then what?”
“Genetic superiority,” Rajel said. “Antauran society is centred around that concept. The Overseers told us that they separated us because we were the best of humanity, and telepaths are, for many people, substantive proof of that. Our world is the only one that produces telepaths. We treat them like kings and queens because the rest of us feel better by association.
“Now you can"t have a society dedicated to the concept of genetic superiority that doesn"t mistreat people who are born with a disability. I was on the bottom; the telepaths were on top. It"s hard not to resent them.”
“That"s it?”
Rajel couldn"t suppress the mocking smile that blossomed. He shook his head with soft laughter. “You say that as if there needs to be something more,” h
