How to Mislead Your Elves

People like to see events conforming to their expectations by fitting into a pattern or scheme. Once people feel you have deceived them, they will expect you to mislead them again. They usually think you'll try soething different next time. That is just when to repeat it - following the principle of always working against your enemy's expectations. People are much more likely to believe something they see with their own eyes than something they are told. You must use deception with utmost caution, then, employing the least amount of people as possible to avoid the inevitable leaks. If you don't know that your cover is blown, suddenly your enemies have more information than you do and you become their tool.