Hilo's suspicions gnawed at him as he processed the situation. Arel, with her extensive knowledge and access to critical information in the prison, seemed oddly suspicious about the status of the prison lords. It puzzled him why she would withhold such vital intelligence, especially given the gravity of their mission. This omission hinted at either a lapse in communication or, more troublingly, a deliberate concealment of facts.
The realization dawned on him that their adversary might possess a level of strategic cunning that surpassed even the most sophisticated assessments of the machine gods. If the enemy had managed to keep the lords of the prison alive without detection, it suggested a depth of planning and resourcefulness that far exceeded their expectations. This revelation shook Hilo to the core, forcing him to reevaluate the nature of the threat they faced.
