Bargaining

Xzavier went quiet. It all made sense now. Of course, it always came down to ambition with these politicians. This had been his goal all this while. It was also the reason he had chosen to overlook Xzavier's presumptuous actions before. Seeing a much clearer view of Quaid's intentions now, Xzavier immediately began to prepare a counter proposal. It wasn't like him to be so cynical. But politicians were a different breed. This was the only language they understood.

Knowing fully well that Quaid couldn't be trusted, Xzavier decided to come up with something. He was going to tell Quaid a partial modulation of the truth, but he was also going to mix it up with a few lies. This way, he could keep the governor second guessing all through the way.