People did that? ...Sound about right.

[He could never tell the future, but he had plenty of experience of people approaching to get something out of the Chosen, only to turn nasty when they didn't get what they wanted.

But eh, like he's gonna elaborate on that. Instead-]

Hey, I got an idea. You should check out a bunch of shows and movies that have big twists! Just be careful not to read any spoilers online.