Wolf Dracula was heated, and Temir was somewhat tense. She and CEO Cheng had taken this game too far, and she feared it had gotten out of hand.
The status of this rising star in the Republican Party was much higher than that of Eris and Steven, but Wolf had similarly little room for choice.
People always have the power of choice, the only thing they can't choose is whether to make a choice.
The common secular notion of freedom refers to the right not to do something. Wolf did have the strength and reasons to refuse Cheng Daqi and Temir's coercions, but there is a difference between what one can do and what one should do.
He could freely refuse to be threatened by Cheng Daqi, but he preferred to take the risk and steer the Dracula ship in the direction he cared about sooner.
The higher you go, the less freedom everyone has.
