Lionel had another mission. He didn’t like it when missions mixed – it could be messy, and more extreme measures might be called for than when missions were entirely separate.
The guy Glory was working for was allied with Them. Other spies, mostly animal, had tracked him and found him doing important footwork for the as-yet-unnamed infiltrators that Lionel’s cohort were tracking.
These were perplexing people. As infiltrators themselves, his organization knew a few things about diverting resources and performing difficult to detect acts of subversion. They weren’t the only ones, and they were only mildly surprised to discover someone else doing it in much the same way they did. But it pays to keep an eye on the competition. They had.
These new infiltrators were going after the power, and they seemed to have some tool that none of the others had. Either it was some powerful form or persuasion, or it was hypnosis, or it was remote control, or something. Whatever it was, the powerful ones that were contacted were compliant with the wishes of those who contacted them. Policy was being reshaped, and new rationales were being thought up after the fact to justify them.
These infiltrators were taking over the government. This was causing some alarm. And one of their best sources of information was Glory.
Of course, Lionel’s crew couldn’t have this. But they needed Glory themselves for Karina’s mission. This meant severing Glory from her current ties.
Given the nature of Glory’s employer, that could only mean murder. Lionel licked his fangs and began to plan.