Those who encounter chains of events at two disparate points, without observing the connections, think they have observed coincidence when they have,… - Sheri S. Tepper

Persons inside the group are 'us.' All significant entities outside the group, including females, are 'them,' and all of them are either property, prey, or opponents.

We are kinsmen, therefore allies. You will forgive me if I do not say 'kinspersons.' I learned my English in a more elegant setting, in a more elegant time."

It went on, “If you accuse, then you must judge.”
“You let your accusers be your judges?” asked Peter, astounded.
“Who else should be satisfied?” it asked. “If one’s accusers cannot be satisfied, what is justice?”
“One’s accusers might be mad,” Peter suggested, very unwisely I thought, considering where we were. “Mad, and incapable of being satisfied.”