Talk:Percival/@comment-175.137.198.231-20140729083051/@comment-99.246.48.124-20140816211120

I agree that there is something off about him. The current clues point to him being Salamancas assasin.

In the final act, he comes to the outpost eager to have Perkins join him in translating some books. But after Salamanca dies, he leaves and gives a paltry excuse to Perkins. An arrow is also a highly unusual weapon for an assassination, given that a bomb, sniper rifle or poisoned dart would all have been the preferred tools of a professional assasin. A bow is more the tool of a survivalist, or someone who spends a long length of time in the wilderness (Percival), where he may have to create his ammo instead of relying on a supply of bullets that would take up space and run out quickly

Then again, it is just as likely that Z2 set up these clues deliberately to mislead us and set us up for a greater shock later on when the murderer is officially revealed.