Fredrik Roos said, "I'm afraid he's quite right."
"What?" said the governor.
"This is no time for sentimentality," Roos went on dryly. "Too much is at stake. Several Ganelons have been trapped in the palace by my officers. They have some trick of invisibility. Psychological, I believe. But we could still scent them. We knocked them out with paralyzers. Since they are telepathic, it wouldn't silence them to lock them up. I ordered them destroyed."
Governor Cameron's face blackened. "Why ..." he began.
A shout interrupted him. There was a chorus of startled exclamations. Joel glanced over his shoulder.
The governor's aide had just burst into the conference room. A terrified expression convulsed his pink face.
"Governor!" he yelled. "They've risen! They're attacking Eden!"
"Who?" the Governor half rose from his chair. "Get a grip on yourself! Who, man?"
"The Unfit!"