my friend. Outwardly they smile, but in fact they are ready to break me into pieces.” “And how are you defending yourself?” “I don’t know… What can I do? There is only one God, and I am alone…” Karatai was silent. He knew very well every fad in the biography of his relative. He would really like to believe in his honesty, or at least helplessness, “God is one, and I am alone…” Yes, but that isn’t so. After all, three or four years ago, Sargel got into some kind of trouble, he wrote complaints about someone, but the facts were not confirmed not a single one and he almost lost his position. “Do you remember?” Karatai wanted to say but restrained himself – he left his daughter to this man. Yes, Sargel is not the most crystal-clear person in this world and Karatai had something to say to him, but family ties involuntarily forced him to help his relative, to take an active part in his life. “Is there anything I can help you with?” Karatai asked, not wanting to drag out this unpleasant conversation for him. “I don’t even know…” Sargel knew everything perfectly, but he dragged on, afraid that the conversation would lose its practical focus. “Maybe you can do something, party organisations have great opportunities…” Karatai smiled lightly and looked Sargel straight in the face. “Oh, and my relative sure is cunning,” he thought, lowering his eyes so as not to give himself away, “How dashingly he sneaks up on me! It’s like he doesn’t know anything, but everyone knows who I am. And where does this attitude of his even come from? We’re not all made from honey, but knowing that he tries it anyway, it’s just scary.” They once again walked around the area with slow steps. “Why did you have to wait until the last minute to tell me? You see, I’m leaving right now,” Karatai said, feeling that Surge was waiting for an answer. “I’m sorry, I should have said this yesterday. Besides, I don’t know who to contact with this question. Where will my pro- tection be? At the academy or at the university?” “In the university.” “Who do you need to talk to?” For both Sargel and Karatai, the most painful part of the conversation began. Sargel knew very well who Karatai should talk to, and besides, he was quite
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