Okay, really got to vote, and I haven't come up with anything better, so–
++the phantom++
Simply because he's the person most clearly up to something. Of course he always is, and maybe I'm being really unfair, and it's all some brilliant scheme to save the village. About half the village seems to be part of it anyway.

However it seems to me that, though the
Lhuna scheme did make some sense, having everyone discuss Sam so much was rather in the villains' interests. The
Glirdywaggon was a shady-looking vehicle, too.
Well, that's the best I can come up with right now.
Good luck.
EDIT:X'd
Lhunatic.