Dying Star Arc
12th May
I've stayed in my apartment for two days, barely moving. Keeping myself here. I'm staying here because it's the safest option at the moment. I still don't know who is out to kill me. The two assailants were captured, in a citizen's arrest as it were, by Centurion Maynard, Mohammed, and the rest of the crowd.
As it turns out, it became clear pretty quickly that the assailants were soldiers. The Centurion then lead the mob in arresting Garrison Commander Gallagher. A few of the other soldiers resisted, but luckily, they were unwilling to take arms against the mob. Eventually the situation was calmed down, and Centurion Maynard took control over the garrison. The Garrison Commander and the two soldiers who attacked me, were arrested and imprisoned.
Whilst all that was going on, I had remained in the market, at Zayd's side. I didn't know what to do. When Centurion Maynard returned, she was able to convince me to leave his side, and take shelter in my apartment, where I have since remained, protected by two soldiers at all times. Because, whilst it might be possible the Garrison Commander was acting alone, that hasn't been confirmed yet. To confirm that, we would have to find Sayyad, and yet I don't have the resources to do that at the moment. The only people I can trust right now, are Centurion Maynard and any soldier that she knows to be loyal. Even then, I wouldn't ask any of them other than her to try and find him, and in her new role as the acting Garrison Commander, she's far too busy for that.
Because of that, it took me a while to realise that it was actually quite simple to find Sayyad. Mohammed bin Sayyaf had also been among the crowd that had saved me from assassination. As the leader of the ICMU, he should be able to find Sayyad with ease, seeing as he is his employer. Of course, there aren't too many places that Sayyad could be, but it seems he isn't willing to come and see me without being prompted, so I had to send Mohammed.
Of course, I should've been able to work this out much quicker, but understandably I'm quite preoccupied. Preoccupied with thoughts of Zayd. I'll admit that my safety isn't the only reason that I've stayed shacked up in my apartment this whole time. I haven't been able to do my duties as Governor since Zayd's death. It shook me, badly. I could say that it was because it was so sudden, personal, up close, and unexpected, that shocked me, but in reality, I think it was because Zayd meant a lot more to me than I'd ever admitted to either him or myself. Even when we talked out our differences just the day before he died, I don't think I'd been able to be completely honest with myself. I told him as much. I said that I was still confused, upset, about something that had happened ages ago on Luna. That I wasn't able to love him because of that, but I don't think that was right. I think I was just being weak. And I only realise that now that he's dead. That he's dead, and can't hear it.
I haven't done a thing as Governor over the last few days, but that's probably for the best. The only thing I could've done was hand over my power to the Legislative Council, but I don't trust the council. I'm sure at least one of them is out to kill me. That's why even asking Mohammed bin Sayyaf to bring Sayyad to me is such a big risk. It doesn't seem likely to me that the Garrison Commander was acting on his own. I don't understand what reason he would have for using his own soldiers.
No, what most likely happened is that someone, almost certainly a member of the council, is pulling the strings. Behind both Sayyad and the Garrison Commander. I doubt the two events are unrelated. It would be almost too coincidental for them to strike within twenty-four hours of each other.
Whoever it is pulling the strings, must've learnt about my and Sayyad's late night encounter, and then both planned and orchestrated the second attack, within a matter of hours. That's a probable explanation for why the assailants were so poorly prepared, attacking me when there were so many people around, rather than waiting for a better opportunity. They're soldiers, they aren't trained to assassinate people.
None of this helps narrow down who the perpetrator is, however, for me. All I know, is that it is almost certainly a member of the council. That's why all I can do at the moment, is wait for Sayyad, and hope that he is now willing to tell me what he knows about my attacker. Who it is that's pulling the strings.