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After having written this story I didn't reflect much about it, it was just a scene I saw inside my head. But your comment made me think of what it might mean. Maybe that those not hungry for worship or power seems to attract a lot of respect, but at the same time not much else... Could also be about God I guess in some metaphorical way. I prefer stories to be ambiguous so I seldom have a one stringed interpretation myself.