I never thought I'd feel wind again. I never thought I'd be outside. It's so beautiful. Amos glanced around the ruins and shrugged. "That's got a lot… - James S. A. Corey

People trust what they already know. Having a new high consul would be difficult under any circumstances, but it would be less difficult if there were a story with it. A succession. I want to train you to be that, if—God forbid—something happened to me.
But why should I be good at it just because you were?" Teresa said. "There's no reason to think that. That's dumb.
It is," her father said. "But it's a mistake people have made all through history.

It was the widest concerted attack ever. Hundreds of ships on at least four sides. Dozens of stations, millions of lives.
Among the stars, it didn’t stand out.

Same here, Cap'n," Amos said. "I got a lot of past in my past.