"Ha." Bil did not laugh, but his brief chuckle was a bit hollow. "For that, I must apologize. I suppose Zompano felt it might be useful to use my name. I'm certain that those who were immune to his control suspected that it was the Malnosso to blame. Just the sort of thing to convince them to simply wait things out." He sighed and shook his head. "The other enclosures were the same way. Those who were not affected assumed nothing was amiss until it was too late."