> I really don't think the Ministry should have instituted Reticular Law at the end of the book.

> Why not?

> Well, it just felt like their decision was too hasty. How could they come to that conclusion when they knew so little?

> Interesting, well, we know from the beginning of the book that the Ministry has a strained relationship with its subjects, and in the first chapter, they promised they would be more responsive. Maybe that's just a by-product of their new commitment to action over inaction.

> Yeah but what if the subjects of the Ministry view this as a case of vacuous theatrics? We won't know if that was the right choice until the next book, but we can already imagine that the subjects are deliberating if it will result in actual action or if it's just a performance to legitimize their power.

> I guess we’ll have to wait. Til then, I’m just happy we’re asking these questions.

> Yeah, well said.

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