▁the ▁Mayor , ▁and ▁instead , ▁he ▁b arg es ▁into ▁the ▁palace ▁un ann ounced . ▁ ▁Mis ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁the ▁M ule ' s ▁goal ▁of ▁gal actic ▁con quest . ▁He ▁is ▁sought ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁M ule ▁and ▁brought ▁along ▁on ▁with ▁Tor an ▁and ▁Bay ta ▁Dar rell ▁on ▁their ▁journey , ▁still ▁una ware ▁of ▁the ▁M ule ' s ▁presence . ▁While ▁on ▁H aven , ▁Mis ▁spec ul ates ▁about ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁M ule . ▁He ▁and ▁Rand u ▁discuss ▁the ▁probability ▁that ▁the ▁M ule ▁is ▁a ▁mut ant ▁and ▁if ▁so , ▁what ▁sort ▁of ▁ab ilities ▁he ▁might ▁have . ▁As ▁they ▁are ▁deb ating ▁the ▁explan ations ▁to ▁the ▁peculiar ities ▁that ▁have ▁recently ▁occurred , ▁they ▁come ▁very ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁truth , ▁but ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁real ise ▁that ▁even ▁as ▁they ▁speak , ▁H aven ▁is ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁M ule ' s ▁power . ▁Mis ▁and ▁his ▁compan ions ▁leave ▁for ▁Tr ant or ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Foundation ▁and ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁defeat ▁the ▁M ule . ▁As ▁they ▁travel , ▁Mis ▁becomes ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁with dra wn . ▁In ▁fact , ▁in ▁the ▁pages ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁their ▁arrival ▁on ▁Tr ant or , ▁he ▁is ▁only ▁bare ly ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁plot . ▁When ▁he ▁is ▁described , ▁it ▁is ▁typically ▁as ▁being ▁in ▁a ▁p ensive ▁m ood ▁and ▁ob liv ious ▁to ▁events