a country that is governed in such a way. the practice or principles of social equality. please note – bacon is exempt. ‘I still think we should do something about this Parliament thing,’ said Mordonna. ‘Why?’ said Nerlin. ‘Everyone seems to be perfectly happy with the way things are.’ ‘True, but I’m thinking about the outside world.’ ‘What on earth for?’ said Nerlin. ‘You know how useless most humans are. Let’s just keep ourselves to ourselves.’ ‘I just think that if Transylvania Waters becomes a democracy, humans will be more inclined to leave us alone. I know there’s nothing humans can do that we can’t handle, but it would be more peaceful if they thought we were one of those places where everyone is equal and no one was locked up for their beliefs or enslaved and all that sort of thing.’ ‘Enslaved?’ said Nerlin. ‘Have we got slaves? Why haven’t I got one?’ ‘No, we haven’t got slaves and no one is locked up for their beliefs,’ said Mordonna.
