"Depends which one. The Queens to Come, or the Ladies, aren't earth-shatteringly powerful. I suspect - not certain, mind, but I suspect - that Sally and I, working with a few friends on our level, could kill one. But that says a lot more about us than them; they're still bad news. The Queens that Are - called just the Queens, confusingly enough - are terrifying. I've been told that if they don't control their emotions all the way, they could literally kill a mortal with the wrong tone of voice. And the Queens that Were, the Mothers, have... I think it's safe to say arbitrary levels of power. They can do anything."
He leans in conspiratorially. "What makes it fair, of course, is that the more power they have, the less they can use. The Ladies are practically mortal; they can't just do whatever they like, but they don't have to act through intermediaries to get anything done. The Queens have to work through others, most of the time, because most of their power can only be used under very special circumstances. And the Mothers live quite literally in the middle of nowhere and, as far as anyone can tell, have done nothing in the past century and a half."
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Date: 2015-06-01 03:04 am (UTC)He leans in conspiratorially. "What makes it fair, of course, is that the more power they have, the less they can use. The Ladies are practically mortal; they can't just do whatever they like, but they don't have to act through intermediaries to get anything done. The Queens have to work through others, most of the time, because most of their power can only be used under very special circumstances. And the Mothers live quite literally in the middle of nowhere and, as far as anyone can tell, have done nothing in the past century and a half."