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"I'm certain there must be somebody who could," Zoe replies. "I'm not saying I could, or that it would be easy for anyone. But I don't think she's the best Town Council Leader we could hope for. Even if she's better than some people, that's not to say we should stop asking for better. I'm sure as hell not going to stop saying what I think of Dina or the Town Council just because things could be worse."

She exhales, looking off into the distance for a few moments. It's obvious how much this has been on her mind lately, and it seems to have been causing her quite a lot of stress.

After a short pause, though, she shakes her head, as if she just wants to get on with working without dwelling on all of that for now. You see her glance at her watch, possibly anticipating that Maxie and Tobias will be back soon.

When she looks back at you, however, there still seems to be something preoccupying her; but as she opens her mouth again, you realize that it's something other than her frustrations with the Town Council.

"Huknock—I'm sorry for changing the subject, but…there's something I've been meaning to talk to you about."

Her expression is suddenly very serious as she takes another deep breath.

"The other day, Mitch told me something that surprised me quite a lot. He said that Tobias had come to speak to him—to apologize for stealing from his store a couple of weeks back."

She pauses, and holds your gaze for a moment. In the silence, you: