second-foundation-control

In this chapter, Kodell and Mayor Branno discuss the suspicion that Compor, a follower of Trevize, is secretly controlled by the Second Foundation, supported by his ability to follow multiple hyperspatial jumps despite having a defective computer. They reveal that the Second Foundation is likely based on Trantor and uses mentalic abilities to conceal their actions and control events. Meanwhile, Gendibal and Novi observe a Foundation warship approaching a Second Foundation ship, noting the warship's lack of mentalic signature and eventual revelation that it possesses a mentalic shield, complicating the confrontation.