yes , the boy had risen to the top of the agencys operatives -- had proven himself to be even more capable in some ways than his father , seth markov ; however , there were absolutely no assurances that in the moment when it was in azriels power to end seths life whether or not the memory transfiguration would hold.worst case scenario something might prove to be the catalyst to a reversal and the truth would all come flooding back to the young man just in time to stop his impending squeeze of the trigger .