▁him ▁dis g rac ed ▁and ▁ex iled . ▁ ▁L athan ▁De vers ▁L athan ▁De vers ▁is ▁a ▁Tr ader ▁sent ▁by ▁the ▁Foundation ▁to ▁sp y ▁on ▁Bel ▁Rio se ▁and ▁determine ▁his ▁military ▁int ents . ▁He ▁and ▁Duc em ▁Bar r ▁ste al ▁a ▁message ▁sent ▁by ▁Bro dr ig ▁to ▁Rio se , ▁attempting ▁to ▁use ▁it ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁seem ▁like ▁Rio se ▁is ▁bet ray ing ▁the ▁em peror . ▁However , ▁this ▁proves ▁both ▁fut ile ▁and ▁unnecessary , ▁since ▁so cio - polit ic ▁forces ▁work ▁to ▁prevent ▁Rio se ▁from ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁story , ▁he ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁having ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁slave ▁mines , ▁pres umably ▁a ▁political ▁prisoner ▁under ▁the ▁ty ran n ical ▁rule ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Mayor ▁Ind bur . ▁ ▁Lim mar ▁P ony ets ▁Lim mar ▁P ony ets ▁is ▁Master ▁Tr ader ▁of ▁the ▁Foundation ▁who ▁obtain s ▁E sk el ▁Gor ov ' s ▁release ▁by ▁supp lying ▁the ▁Ask oni ans ▁with ▁a ▁trans mut er ▁capable ▁of ▁converting ▁iron ▁into ▁gold . ▁ ▁L inge ▁Chen ▁L inge ▁Chen ▁is ▁Chief ▁commission er ▁of ▁Public ▁Saf ety , ▁and ▁judge ▁of ▁S eld on ' s ▁trial . ▁He ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁" real " ▁r uler ▁of ▁the ▁Gal axy ▁while ▁the ▁child ▁that ▁actually ▁be ars ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Emperor ▁is ▁merely ▁a ▁pu ppet ▁in ▁his ▁hands . ▁In ▁Foundation ▁he