“Ah, er. The only reality of that dream is 58’s—ah.” He closes his eyes for a moment. “Powell’s behavior. Which you also witnessed at the opera, of course. And that I’ve been harried and chased by him before, including through woods. He became one of 2’s henchmen. I don’t believe he was ever conflicted about the choice.”

Facetiously: “I was never a fox, though, to be clear, unless you mean a silver one.”