After several minutes Lucas finally spoke. “You trust him?” He asked“Owen?” “Yeah.” He replied I considered the question carefully. Then “No.”Lucas nodded. “Good.”“You?” I asked “No, I don’t” he replied “Good.” I also nodded as silence returned once more.Then “But I trust him more than Idris.” I continued.That made Lucas laugh. A dry, exhausted laugh.“That’s an incredibly low standard.” He said.“Still true.” I stated“Fair.” Lucas answered We stood there for a while longer. Then Lucas surprised me, something he rarely managed. “You know what bothers me?” He asked softly.“A lot of things bother you.” I jokingly replied “Besides the obvious.” I waited as Lucas crossed his arms. “If Owen is telling the truth…”His voice lowered. “Then Idris has been planning this for years.”I looked at him.“And?” I asked because I knew there was always more.Lucas looked unusually serious. “And that means we are already behind.”The words settled heavily because he was right. Painfully r
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