"How things will go are not as clear as you might believe," the Chief Overseer transmitted, noticing Kyle's hopelessness. "If they were, I wouldn't be here."
"How can they not be clear?" Kyle asked with a hopeless and skeptical voice.
"Cost and benefit," the Chief Overseer transmitted. "You do not only represent yourself. You represent all of our talented Disciples. Your reputation has become too great. The Array of Stars can't erase your identity from history."
"Assuming we abandon you, the Contrast Empire will act differently from what you would imagine. Instead of saying that they have killed a criminal, they will say that, after further investigation, they had prematurely executed an innocent person."
This took Kyle by surprise. "Why?"
