"If you go there, remember not to get close to those islands, and it's best not to even approach the nearby seas."
To Charles, the special intelligence the man spoke of didn't seem too important,
The betraying Heike Clan converts would probably not concern themselves with such things without good reason.
Afterward, the old man methodically began to share various details of the Mist Sea with Charles, and Charles learned a lot about the Foundation's territories.
And from these assorted pieces of knowledge, Charles deduced that the Heike Clan were either smokescreens released by the Foundation or, to put it another way, gatekeepers.
If you want to hide something, you shouldn't conceal it too securely. That only draws the curiosity of those who seek.
To truly hide something well, it should be placed in plain sight, and then through misdirection, make others believe it's nothing significant.
