Chapter 48: Friend or Foe
He chuckled and replied, "Well, there was one thing I particularly liked about the book. Contrary to the expectations, the Governor was a good guy, at least as far as I understood."
I couldn’t help but be intrigued by his comment. "If the Governor is truly a good guy," I questioned, "then why do people need to hide from him in the first place?"
He nodded in understanding and replied, "Well, he might be good, but if someone trespassed on your property, what would you do?"
Curiosity getting the best of me, I looked at him, "So, who exactly trespassed on his property?"
His gaze shifted to me, and I detected a peculiar expression in his eyes, as if I was supposed to be aware of this already. He responded, "My friend, anyone who knows about him is from the outside"
At that moment, a realization dawned on me; this bald guy was from the outside, indicating that he didn’t belong to my cluster.
But was he an Ulthar, a Zytherian, or something entirely different?
I decided to ask him an important question, "So, how exactly do people hide from the Governor?"
He answered with a casual tone, "It’s all about probabilities. You would know if you read the book. The Governor sees everything, but he can’t keep his focus on everything."
I got it now. The trick is to ask these questions in a way that makes them sound like regular everyday stuff, something folks chat about on the streets.
Something with high probability to happen...