“And what of the Outliers? The Wall?” For the first time I could ever recall, Thansius, mighty Thansius, looked embarrassed, even ashamed. He said, “There is a sense of duty sometimes, Vega, which compels even the most honest of Wugs to do things that lack that very honesty.” “So it’s all a lie, then?” “Lies are sometimes given for the very best of intentions.” “Do you think that’s the case here?” “On the surface, unequivocally yes. When one reaches more deeply?” He shook his head sadly. “Then it merely becomes an act of dishonesty for which there is no sound basis.”
Even though its a lie i admire he was honest with vega
