tricks. It takes a Hood to catch a Hood. Nobody
else could possibly know them better than you do."
126 "I've gotta think about it," said Bullet. "I don't know a thing
about being a Guardian."
127 "I've got Teachers for that," said The Young Speaker. "By the time
we're ready you'll know all you need to know, and a lot more, besides.
We'll win alot of the national elections this season, the kingdoms next
season, and if we can find a candidate suitable for World Speaker, we'd
probably win THAT too! That's when you'll be needed!"
128 "Why don't YOU run for World Speaker?" inquired Bullet.
129 "For one thing," The Young Speaker explained, "I'm not even old
enough to be a REAL Speaker yet. And we need someone with experience,
someone who's been a National and Kingdom Speaker and there aren't many
of those.
130 There's only two possibilities. One, we know works for your old
friends, the other has a real questionable past. Our only hope is
finding someone we can get a waiver on, but we're not sure who!"
131 "You won't even consider this questionable guy?" inquired Bullet.
"Have you had him checked out?"
132 "I've sent some agents to talk to him," explained The Young
Speaker, "but he sent them back. He lives down in Charity, and has shut
himself off from the public."
133 "Maybe if the right person talked to him." Bul1et
suggested, "you'd know whether he was honest or not."
134 "Perhaps," agreed The Young Speaker, "if I meet someone face to
face I CAN tell their intentions instantly, but even I must rely on
trusted agents at a distance. Maybe I should send somebody down to see
him. Bright Serpent was once one of the most popular Speakers in the
world, his mate, one of the most beautiful women of our age. If he
WOULD work with us, and could be trusted, it would be a