Jack of Harts

The Great Families of New England had long considered themselves the princes of the universe. They commanded the fortunes of man, used war and peace to expand their wealth, and looted the fortunes of nations on their time table. They were actually fundamental partners in negotiating the Lunar Treaties that restricted warfare inside the orbit of Luna. And the numerous similar agreements made over other major colony worlds. It did no good to destroy what you fought for control of after all. They saw the Shang as just another opponent in the great game all great powers played. Then the Shang destroyed New Washington and killed far too many members of the Great Families for them to forget. It forced them to reassess how they saw the Shang, and how the Shang saw them. And that reassessment drove the Great Families to change the very nature of their involvement in The War.