[quote]What it was, Tom reflected anxiously, was a level at which decisions he and his allies and opponents made could bend the course of destiny of [h]thousands[/h] of beings.[/quote]
I think you should use a bigger number here. Hundreds of thousands or Millions.
What it was, Tom reflected anxiously, was a level at which decisions he and his allies and opponents made could bend the course of destiny of thousands[color=blue], if not hundreds of thousands, [/color]of beings.
[quote]What it was, Tom reflected anxiously, was a level at which decisions he and his allies and opponents made could bend the course of destiny of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of beings. [/quote]