The mention of the flood has him feeling something akin to shame, as much as John can actually experience it. Humiliation might be more like it, though he doesn't express any of it. He just maintains his aura of faint amusement.
"I believe you," he assures him. "I haven't been given any indication that you would go back on your word. That any of you would go back on your word."
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Date: 2021-10-26 02:37 am (UTC)"I believe you," he assures him. "I haven't been given any indication that you would go back on your word. That any of you would go back on your word."
He takes the next set of steps. "Your mission?"