Raine, you are not about to meet with any argument here. Gene likes history. His entire life has been structured around history, around his ancestors, around his heritage. The fact that there was not just a lack of respect for the society's elders, but a sheer contempt for them both baffled him and hurt his heart for reasons he couldn't quite articulate.

"I don't understand this place," he says, and shakes his head. "I don't think I'm going to spend much time in the cities."