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Re: Book I - Chapter 4 - A Shortcut to Mushrooms
Good question. But I think it was more than ignorance. The Black Riders exuded fear (and the Black Breath, at times). Some men quailed at their mere precense. Sure, at this time in the books they were still masking their true nature as well as they could, but the dogs could sense it.
I think it was more sturdiness than naivete. The Gaffer was smarter than he let on. And there's no doubt that Maggot was more than he appeared.
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