decade ago some prominent citizen’s body was found in the desert between Wiley and Ash, prompting the city to write a blank check to their enforcement. It didn’t matter that we didn’t kill the man they found outside. It didn’t matter that Wileyites are more likely to kill one another than to be killed by an Ashtowner. They like fixing imaginary problems, and the vote to increase enforcement’s presence at the border was unanimous. Unanimous because, of course, they didn’t ask us.
