Keltham doesn't really have time to consider whether it's fair or not, he'll consider that later.  Right now he needs to spring his next test before hypothetical mind controllers have too much time to consider it.

Message to Fennelosa:  Buy that one.

Message to proprietor:  Okay, now something critical of Qadira, fast as possible, will buy if you find it, same principle.

Keltham doesn't really have time to consider whether it's fair or not, he'll consider that later.  Right now he needs to spring his next test before hypothetical mind controllers have too much time to consider it.

Message to Fennelosa:  Buy that one.

Message to proprietor:  Okay, now something critical of Qadira, fast as possible, will buy if you find it, same principle.

Keltham knows Qadira exists mainly because of browsing the Absalom history, not because anybody from Cheliax made any statements about it that they'd want to back up; and Qadira is pretty near here, and people in this region should have political opinions about it.  If they planted books about Cheliax here, and the mind-controller only knows about those, this request will take longer.

Keltham doesn't really have time to consider whether it's fair or not, he'll consider that later.  Right now he needs to spring his next test before hypothetical mind controllers have too much time to consider it.

Message to Fennelosa:  Buy that one and start flipping through it, random pages for me to read.

Message to proprietor:  Okay, now something critical of Qadira, fast as possible, will buy if you find it, same principle.

Keltham knows Qadira exists mainly because of browsing the Absalom history, not because anybody from Cheliax made any statements about it that they'd want to back up; and Qadira is pretty near here, and people in this region should have political opinions about it.  If they planted books about Cheliax here, and the mind-controller only knows about those, this request will take longer.  Likewise if it's all an illusion and they have illusions ready of particular books.