Gabe's face is ashen, looking less on fire and far more sullen. Solemn.

Urgent.

He sits this time, panic setting in. Wanting to think quickly, wanting to save himself. Wanting to save Niles, but the problem is that Yewll is smart. Too smart, too precise. Yewll is an Indogene that knows too much about humans. Too much about him.

"Don't listen to her, Niles, listen to me. Focus on me. You have the authority, right? Dismiss her, she's full of shit anyway. Pull some mayor shit and have her leave me the fuck alone, because there's no way I'm warranting a response."