“I tried to get you promoted,” he says. “To move you up the chain and into more important positions in the resistance. But the other leaders didn’t trust you. They refused. And because I can’t be there all the time, I needed them to work efficiently without me so that I could get you all to finally launch your rebellion to bring down the Icehearts. So I had to let you remain a lookout.” He ties off the thread and then puts the needle back on the table. “But I watched you.”
