If it were other android generals they might reject the idea immediately.
Nikki was challenging him.
Adonis stared at Nikki, his blue eyes momentarily freezing in their tracks. He processed her request.
Slowly, the God of War shook his head.
"I don't think so," Adonis replied, his voice dropping into a heavy, solemn register that lacked any of his usual commanding arrogance. He looked away from her, his gaze fixing on the gleaming skyline of Sector 1 beyond the glass. "That is a highly flawed tactical proposition, Kitty. My presence in the lower sectors is not a symbol of charity. To the inhabitants of Sectors 3 and 4, I am a symbol of fear."
Nikki frowned, stepping closer and resting her hand against his bicep. "But you're the one feeding them. You're keeping them alive."
