Well, that was interesting. She wondered what the alternative to human-centric governments might be on a planet of billions of humans.

"Apparently, they didn't think that someone who served time in jail for stealing a Centauri Moon diamond had any business ruling Tamaran. Nevermind that they have some of the tightest security in that quadrant and that it takes skill and brains to do it."

She shrugged as if to say that she wasn't terribly concerned about the opinions of her people.