Sarah jotted it down in her notebook and asked one final question, "If Ohio really pushes legislation to restrict interstate migration, how do we respond?"
"Let them push it," Leo said, his expression indifferent. "Throughout the history of the United States, every time someone has tried to legislate against the free movement of people, the one making the laws ends up on the wrong side of history. We just have to stand by and wait."
Sarah closed her notebook and stood up to leave.
The lights in the office were still on. Outside in the corridor, someone was on the phone—the staff member on duty at the out-of-state intake window, replying to a new batch of inquiry emails that had come in tonight.
Leo sat there. In his mind, Roosevelt's voice echoed.
"You've changed since the war began," Roosevelt said, a scrutinizing tone in his voice. "You've become increasingly ruthless."
Leo did not answer immediately. The silence stretched on for nearly a minute.
