"There is no... direct lie. I admit that, in some cases, I may have concealed or... misrepresented some detail

"There is no... direct lie. I admit that, in some cases, I may have concealed or... misrepresented some details to protect the innocent. But believe me, it was with noble intentions! Irovetti's atrocities are no secret to anyone, and this book may well bring about the fall of a tyrant! But I cannot allow the Academy to perish alongside Irovetti. There are too many innocents — wonderful artists, poets, and composers — who've been tainted by Irovetti's crimes against their will. They stand to lose everything if we publish the truth in its entirety."