[It is for the best because Karen is right. Pity would be insulting to her. The benefit of spending her childhood as a soldier-in-training is that she can't see what's wrong with any of this. She's simply following the path laid out for her by an old man who stumbled across her as small child.

She smiles, openly relieved that she put her trust in the right person. Karen understands the very real danger everyone is in. That is always the hardest part.] No, it's actually the most believable thing I've said so far.

[She tucks her hair behind her ear, shaking it gently. She is ashamed that she let her personal feelings impede her mission. It feels like she's admitting it to Karen now. She got sentimental and now they're all in danger.] All I know for certain is that it's deep underground; beneath Midland Circle to be exact. They are working very hard to get to it.

[She catches Karen's eyes. This much she can promise her.] I'll return to New York with you, Francis, and Matthew. I'll get to the bottom of this regardless of the state of my relationship with him. I'll make sure they don't destroy your city. It's what I was trained to do and no one is better at it than me.

[She truly believes that for better or worse.]