[The Emperor's Coven had been about constant power games, backstabbing, manipulation, and vies for dominance. Strong personalities bashing themselves against each other to see who was strongest and who stayed down. It meant learning how to tell which people were capable of being as threatening as they were acting and who was just making noise.]
[And acting accordingly.]
[He hasn't forgotten how to show throat to someone more intimidating and the way he caves to a stronger personality nearly as quickly as he'd thrown his weight around speaks volumes.]
[He looks away and stops meeting his eyes.]
Five minutes.
[The thing about being near the top of the totem pole is that even if you're used to being an authority figure to many, you're also used someone having authority over you. You're used to knowing when to show throat.]
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[And acting accordingly.]
[He hasn't forgotten how to show throat to someone more intimidating and the way he caves to a stronger personality nearly as quickly as he'd thrown his weight around speaks volumes.]
[He looks away and stops meeting his eyes.]
Five minutes.
[The thing about being near the top of the totem pole is that even if you're used to being an authority figure to many, you're also used someone having authority over you. You're used to knowing when to show throat.]