I know you do. [ Which is the main reason he stonewalls him as hard as he does. He thinks fairly highly of Byerly's ability to pick out information, so when there's something he does not want him to know, he sees nothing for it except to simply shut it down. Minimal opportunities to wiggle or to figure out from context. He has no doubt Byerly has been able to pick out more than he'd like, anyway. ] That's why I asked, or I'd be assuming you didn't know anything.

Still. Not exactly empires in my world the way there are in yours. The only thing I have to feel patriotic towards is my home colony, or humanity at large.