Alice scanned the screen, her eyes narrowing as she read line after line. "Is this really true?"
"It is," Professor Catherine replied, leaning back in her chair.
She crossed one leg over the other and tapped ash from her cigar into the tray.
"You need to understand what the governor is doing and why. He can see Isaac is already too big of a threat.
"He also knows Isaac is being supported by the top three universities.
"Since he can't take those universities down, at least not quickly, he's shifting his focus to Isaac himself. That's why he's dragging Isaac's image through the mud," she said.
Alice's fingers tightened around the device. "Targeting the public opinion about him is—"
"Easy for the governor," Professor Catherine cut her off.
Alice looked down again.
The process was spelled out in the document in clear terms.
If public opinion of Isaac dropped far enough, his chances to become a Lord would plummet.
