She waited, knowing, somehow, that he was near, but also that they were still listening so to buy him time and provide a distraction, she began to speak.

"Why have you determined that he is a danger to you?" she asked.

She thought she'd been wrong, but then, someone spoke.

"It is in his nature to stop us but what we are doing is too important to the future of mankind so he must be eliminated. It is our duty to protect the future."

She felt a cold shiver go up her spine at the words. She'd heard them before.