Well there's one assassination attempt. Let's hear it for tentacles.
Of course it looks like it was meant for Jakob. Though serious for a Being, I think that might be something Page could recover from with help. This must be the part where people start trying to both of them over the years. :erk
I'm betting this was the adviser in question. But why?
Retaliation for being thumped in the stomach, in advance of being thumped? ;-]