Not long ago, Bologue discovered that he had a special skill, which was that when he lied to the people around him, they would easily believe him.
No additional performance was needed, nor did he require seamless logic, he just had to maintain his usual demeanor and speak to them. Just like last night when Palmer questioned him.
Palmer, startled awake in his sleep by a sinister force, felt a tug at his own umbilical link, as if the Devil were watching over him. It was indeed a test of Palmer's heart's endurance.
After a brief panic, Palmer sensed the source of the power and immediately went next door, kicking open Bologue's door, interrupting his reading, and questioned what Bologue was up to.
Bologue simply recounted the events of the night, being attacked by Ferguson and Brow, attributing the sinister force Palmer sensed to his Blessing taking effect, healing his injuries.
Then...
Then Palmer believed it.
