Chapter 35

“How did Sultis react to the suggestion?”

“He didn’t even argue. He thought it was brilliant. He actually let me go at that point and shook my hand. Told me he should have realized what a valuable asset I’d be.” Lucas scoffed at his own naivete. “And I fell for it. I was laughing so hard at him on the inside, because I thought I’d played him. When all along, he’d played me.”

“You don’t know that. Just because I’ve thought of these questions now, doesn’t mean they’re actually valid. Maybe Sultis never got the original translator’s name from Sinan. Or maybe the translator was dead. And you said it yourself, he’s not exactly part of the brain trust. He could have been very single-minded on his mission with the tablets. He’s used to following orders, after all. Perhaps whoever hired him was taking care of those details.”

Though the argument sounded good to him, Lucas still looked dubious. “I should know these answers. We shouldn’t be guessing.”