▁of ▁bar bar ism ▁within ▁the ▁peri ph ery ▁of ▁the ▁galax y ▁during ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Gal actic ▁Empire . ▁ ▁Haut ▁Rod ric ▁was ▁task ed ▁with ▁inform ing ▁the ▁r ul ers ▁of ▁the ▁Foundation ▁with ▁the ▁true ▁intent ions ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁An ac rea on , ▁and ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁scope ▁and ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁Foundation ' s ▁control ▁of ▁Term inus . ▁ ▁B ail ▁Ch ann is ▁B ail ▁Ch ann is ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁hand some ▁and ▁popular ▁character , ▁very ▁self - conf ident ▁and ▁intellig ent . ▁The ▁M ule ▁cho oses ▁Ch ann is ▁to ▁accomp any ▁General ▁Han ▁P rit cher ▁on ▁a ▁search ▁for ▁the ▁Second ▁Foundation . ▁The ▁M ule ▁tells ▁P rit cher ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁chosen ▁Ch ann is ▁for ▁the ▁task ▁because ▁he , ▁the ▁M ule , ▁has ▁chosen ▁not ▁to ▁tam per ▁with ▁Ch ann is ' s ▁mind , ▁thus ▁leaving ▁Ch ann is ▁more ▁capable ▁of ▁making ▁intuit ive ▁le aps ▁which ▁might ▁lead ▁him ▁to ▁his ▁goal . ▁In ▁fact , ▁the ▁M ule ▁has ▁already ▁determined ▁that ▁Ch ann is ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Foundation , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁attempting ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁M ule ▁into ▁a ▁trap . ▁The ▁M ule ▁int ends ▁to ▁use ▁this ▁knowledge ▁to ▁set ▁a ▁trap ▁of ▁his ▁own . ▁He ▁secret ly ▁places ▁a ▁hyper ▁trac er ▁on ▁Ch ann is ' s ▁ship