"I think they're just an excuse for someone to be able to strike fear into others and threaten them with something the majority of people don't understand. At least, that is the way it's always been done. Axis City isn't too different from Ancient Rome in that respect." Hunter said, "But you're right, revenge is overrated. It doesn't really make things better for anyone. It's a very primal idea." He agreed, and although the conversation was sombre, very sombre when in juxtaposition with the cheerful jazz music playing in the coffee shop, he rather liked this intelligent young man.