“Hey guys… So you know that stranger that showed up in our land and started helping us for a while, then murdered our heros, then murdered thousands of innocent bystanders just to make a point? Yeah, he says he was sent here to weaken us and kill anyone who resists his takeover.”

“But he promises to give us tech. So, that’s a good deal, right? We can totally trust him?”

It’s part of the process. They don’t remember which side they laid down on. The mind transfer erases those memories.

Late to the party but glad I read through the replies first. I was getting disappointed this wasn’t mentioned.

It’s not like she learned about it and decided to expose Hanky. She knew full well what he was accused of and only mentioned it in an off hand way in a list of others who did the same.

Why didn’t she go after him sooner? Why not the others in her list? Why did she try to change the subject and only started doing anything about it after the pushback she received? Because then it was personal.

If I had a nickel for every time someone blamed Mark for their own actions…

In the silence, softly, hauntingly, you hear a loon call, then Harper’s giggle.