His eyes narrowed. He wouldn't be dismissed by her, as if she ruled him, too. And he wasn't leaving his kids behind.
"I've never claimed a monopoly on it, and I will not be... *dismissed* like one of your servants. I'll go when I'm ready, and right now? I'm not done. If this what Aidan wants to do, then fine. I will back him up till the day I die and you have to remind him every day after that...that I supported him every step of the way. Same with Alexandra. But I won't let him be forced into it. There's a difference. You force him? You push him to do this? What happens to your plan when he walks away? Then what? Then what, Anne? Huh?"