Refusing the Blade

"Whether it was before the apocalypse or after, the world can only keep running if certain rules exist to hold it together.

"Even animals live by survival laws of their own—so how can humans be any different?

"Meridian Base has its rules. Break them, and you die. Kensington Base naturally has its own as well.

"What you want, Mr. Rourke, is to expand your power. What we want is to save more people.