The Distribution of Power

Maia listened, and as she did, her fear began to recede, replaced by a sense of cautious optimism. Jester was right. The answer to the problem of power wasn’t to eliminate it, but to distribute it, to make it as diverse and as multifaceted as the Archipelago itself. A guild of Heretics, a guild of professional arguers – it was a beautiful, chaotic, and utterly terrifying idea. And it was, she realized, the only way forward. ‘Alright,’ she said, her voice a quiet note of harmony in the interstitial. ‘Let’s build a guild of questions.’