The statement leaves Luka taken aback. He's still as his thoughts race, processing the information. Would the Protector really kill him, in those circumstances? Is she even telling the truth? The Protector did say she would try to manipulate him, this could just be part of that.

"He.... he wants to save the earth." Luka says, finally. "The loop we're 'trapped' in is the only way to do that. A person who tried to change that would be someone aligned with you, someone who wants to kill him."