The Alpha's Refusal
Without them, the Citadel was just a hollow bone.
"I’m adopting the Northern Alpha’s proposal," I announced, my voice striking the vaulted ceiling like a hammer on an anvil. "The hereditary rationing system is dead. From this sunrise, resources will be distributed based on contribution and labor intensity. Those who work, eat. The strong gain more, but there will be no more state-sanctioned starvation."
"Alpha, this is madness!" the First Elder barked, his aged face flushing a mottled purple. "If you fill the bellies of the dregs, they will lose their fear of the hierarchy! It is the seed of an uprising!"
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