Among all the things Ezra had realized about the events leading up to Election Day, there was one particular detail that stood out.
First, the Third Party wasn't someone who was after him simply because he was close to Vera or any of the Flowers.
The plan the person had made was meant to affect both Willow and Vera.
That alone was a big sign that it wasn't about him being close to either of them.
Although, he did know there were people willing to make their loved ones suffer just to get what they wanted.
That fact wasn't impossible.
The issue was the other purpose behind the plan.
The Third Party wanted to create a narrative that would make people instinctively wary of Ezra's reputation.
That way, if another situation involving a massacre or a threat to the Kingdom ever occurred, the memory of the previous incident would serve as a reference.
People would already have a reason to turn against him.
