"John, you can't seriously be considering this, can you?"
"Do you have a better idea at this point?"
John turned to meet Deception's gaze.
Deception felt as if he saw a flash of cold light in John's eyes, though it was only for an instant...
"How can you guarantee that after getting the Authority, he won't just turn around and kill us?"
"Right now, Miles holds all the cards and we have none. He's right; we don't have the leverage to negotiate.
Miles, I've made up my mind. I'll give you what you want."
Hearing this, Miles suddenly smiled.
"John, you've made a wise choice. Trust me, you won't be disappointed."
"John! Absolutely not!"
Deception grabbed John by the collar, his face flushed with anger as he roared, "You're going to get us all killed!"
"I can't gamble with their lives."
John gave a bitter smile, gently broke free from Deception, and turned to Miles.
