 What may have gone differently if Ri had listened to Mia?
He crossed to Mia, who, along with him, had been pressed into Extrone's party as guides. "Yes, sir," Ri said, and instantly the two of them readjusted their shoulder straps and started off. I didn't tell Extrone, if that's what you're thinking," Mia said. "You'll destroy this one, too," Extrone said. "Of course you did," Extrone said, lazily tracing the crease of his sleeve with his forefinger. "Like all of my subjects," he waved his hand in a broad gesture, "the highest as well as the lowest slave, know me and love me. Everything they've come to believe would tell them we were lying.
 they could have killed Extrone
 they could have shared the truth with the galaxy  they could have killed Extrone  they both could have escaped Extrone  they could have discovered the farn beasts without bait