"Himself?" Halmut blinked, startled by that question.
12-13 nodded. "Despite your intel, Halmut, Sterfen's energy shows traces of illusion, water, and mental skills."
"WHAT?! And you never told me--"
"I'm not your aid nor your security guard," 12-13 coldly stated, glancing at Halmut through the dark mist surrounding his face. "I have no need to tell you everything I learn or to help you perfect your plans. So long as you're on course to fulfill what I need, then that suffices me. Helping you with Kylon was already beyond my station."
"But that helped you too!" argued Halmut. "Without that--"
"Enough."
The calm yet cold statement wasn't shouted or roared yet Halmut immediately stopped speaking. 12-13's influence and control over Halmut was evidence of his strength, again proving to Sterfen that he had made a grave mistake.
