I was looking out over Erato when he arrived. There had been no warning. His visit was completely unexpected. Even more so considering male visitors to the Training House were only allowed in following lengthy checks of their records. No-one could get in who wasn't supposed to be there, and I invariably knew of visits before they occurred. For a man to visit and me not to know of it. Well, it only followed that he was someone important.
Important he may be, but I have to admit the first thing that came to my mind when I saw him was a statue, and as he talked, it appeared that my first impressions were correct. He was an attractive man, but for all the emotion he showed, he may as well have been made out of marble. He was focused, completely and utterly intent on completing the task he had been given by the Alliance. But there was no warmth there, no feelings. He would stop at nothing to either recapture, or kill, River. That was something that I couldn't allow.