[ His ears twitch for a moment at that as his face tightens for just a minute. No comment is made, but something about her statement seemed to dig at Leon too.

His expression stays tight as he glances back down on the notes she hands back to him, his gaze linger for a beat longer than he'd like on the symbol of the queen. ]

That may be what she intended, but I agree with you there. One life isn't worth more than another no matter what kind of power or influence they may have.

Though it is interesting...

[ He takes one last glance at the notes, before moving to tuck them back into his pocket. ]

It doesn't seem to be physical power that she valued highly if that was her intention.

[ He shuffles the notes she gave him to put the medical candidates with the symbol of the king on top. ]

Some of it may be how the pieces are played instead. It is true the king is the most important piece, and the game is over when he's in check, but the king also isn't usually used to attack.

[ It's a more generous reading of the pieces than Dr. Bei probably deserves. ]

Though with the woman herself unable to tell us, there's no way to know for sure.