I'm... not quite sure what you're talking about, but it seems like you've got the idea. [Better than Armin does, even, apparently. Not much call for spycraft when there's only a million people remaining, all unified under one government, and the threat is external and unintelligent. Of course, there's a little more need for it than Armin realizes - but he'll get there eventually.

Armin hesitates then, uncertainly coming to the other part of why he approached By about this, besides warning him he was being more obvious than he intended.] I, um. I h-have a question for you.