"We’ve done some of the work of the world, in our day," Leo said. "But you can’t acquire that kind of power without responsibility. Power doesn’t come without an obligation, without an account to pay. The people who put these cuffs on us—well, you might say that we all quite voluntarily put them onto one another, really—these bracelets are badges of honor. We thought of them as badges. As fail-safes, as a kind of moral insurance. As talismans of security! But after the years roll on ... It doesn’t ever stop, Jane, time just keeps going on, consequences just keep mounting up." He lifted his arm and looked at his watch. It looked just like any other watch. Nothing too special about Leo’s watch. Just another metal-banded businessman’s watch. Except that the skin beneath the watch was very white.