Aven finally spoke with a hint of uncertainty, "Who are you?"
It was her and Frugal's first time adventuring, and they also knew the depth of their background. So, there was a chance that this person might be telling the truth. Not to mention, they refused to contact back because they wanted to prove their strength and independence to their overprotective mother.
This gave Jacob the opening to cause this opening!
However, Jacob had no idea about this as he was just playing a hazardous game because there was also a chance that those two had nothing to do with the Star Hackers and might be just using their name to draw the Dark Mistress's attention.
So, he said something that would also give the Giants a chance to play along if they really don't belong to the ATLAS.
