"It's not that I have any reservations." The way smart people communicate often leaves listeners with nothing but deep frustration and a violent impulse, convincing each other in the simplest of ways: "It's just that there's no point in saying it."
"Why would there be no point?" Weston asked through Denia's mouth: "Is there something unreasonable about it?"
"No," Pannis shook his head: "It can be explained very reasonably."
"Then how can you say it's pointless?" Weston pursued: "If it's reasonable, we can't ignore this possibility."
"Even if we don't ignore it, what then?" Pannis retorted: "Are you willing to bet on this probability, or is the goddess of fortune willing to bet?"
Denia fell silent, looked up to the sky and remained quiet for a long while before speaking for Weston: "He says he dares not."
"So." Pannis clapped his hands, spread them open and said: "Problem solved."
