It started as a simple conversation. “Edward,” he had said, “Things are getting far too complicated around central. I don’t know maybe it’s all of the work that they have passed on to me that’s making me think this way, but there is something I must tell wewe here and now.” I fidgeted on the couch. Something about his voice made me uneasy. What could be so important that he would call on me unannounced while everyone else was on their lunch breaks? I decided to hear him out. “What’s up general?” I asked casually. My eyes followed him as he rounded his dawati and plopped on...