Chapter 45: Apex
“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night,
and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt" —Sun Tzu.
Many people want to speak to me after I finish my speech. They practically surround me like an impenetrable shield, wanting to get a chance to ask for details. “All in good times,” I say, not wanting to overshare too much. “I’ll hold a meeting tomorrow, right here in the coven of Villahal, should you wish to enquire further. I’m afraid I can only expose information to those who strongly intend to commit to the plan, as it’s still in an early stage.” And early stages are the most fragile. It can’t be toppled down before it can even grow ground.
They can’t hide the disappointment from their faces, when they hear my response. Alas, the party goes on. People still chat
