Don't laugh, Heiji. Though he was but little, he could still kick you in the shins rather hard.

There was an ambitious glint in Cooper's eyes as he answered. "That I do. It's an interestin' thing, power is. Once you get a taste of it, you tend t'want more 'n more." He'd known what it was like to be second-in-command of a whole nest before. He wanted that back.