Complex sentence: As a result, the leaders of the Circus suppress any rumours of a mole, thereby protecting the actual mole; meanwhile, the "chicken feed" is given by Merlin in return for the Circus' "Crown Jewels".
Split into simpler sentences: As a result, the leaders of the Circus suppress any rumours of a mole, thereby protecting the actual mole. Meanwhile, "chicken feed" is given by Merlin in return for the Circuses "Crown Jewels".