It was then that the questions got serious and the talks of damage control started. Michelle watched, seeing that they were mostly no different from her own leaders, scared and confused when confronted with such a huge affront to their way of life. She believed now that Radek must have planned a confrontation from the start, that he had informed the NSA just enough to make them leap into action, but at the same time, taint their view of Beings towards their worst aspects. They questioned Chris thoroughly about everything that had happened, especially his confrontation with Radek, whom it was agreed must never have sworn the oath to protect the Secret. If he had, such a huge breach would have been felt through the enchantment and they would have stopped him. That left the question of who

