"I understand. As long as it's not a mandatory imposition of personality, or a direct insertion of a personality seed, preventing my child from thinking independently and being unable to change, I agree."
"Hmm. Your approval is just one link in the chain."
As he slowly sat back down, Ian had no intention of doing anything for Marquis Grant. He merely planned to make the other party understand that in the face of absolute power, anything the strong say is indoctrination for the weak.
When humans begin to feel distressed and upset, angry and disappointed because of another human's words, they become that person's slave.
Conversely, isn't joy and delight the same?
The fundamental difference is whether the emotions arise because 'that person's words' cause them, or because that person's actions meet 'my expectations' and reveal various emotions.
The former is subjugation, the latter is understanding.
