"And they needed to be pacified. Which implies that they were considered to be a threat." Which, in turn, meant that they likely hadn't simply disappeared. Technology may have changed since his time, but Enjolras would have placed all the money of his family estate on the bet that sentiments of rebellion were more or less immutable. People could be silenced, of course, but rarely did the people simply give in, when no true action had been taken.

He fished the lemon away from Venus' area of the table, tentatively biting into it as he let the sentiment settle over the rest of the table. The citrus burned into the cut on his lip, immediately making him reconsider the move. "What do we know about them, other than that we were a reactionary move to their efforts?"