“Vane: Eleanor, your father sells my cargo. Whatever it is you're so upset about, I doubt he feels the same.
Eleanor: When I tell him you put our biggest earner out of business, he'll—
Vane: Remind you that Flint hasn't been your biggest earner in quite some time. You'll also be reminded of what you've always known but never accepted, that if forced, your father will always choose profits over daughters. Hate your father? I wouldn't blame you. Hate me, too, if you'd like. And if you feel the need, cling to Flint, and his legend and a past the rest of us have long outgrown. But make no mistake about it, whatever future this place has left, I'm it. And if you ever challenge me again in front of my crew, I may just forget that I loved you once.”
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