He scoffs, his nose wrinkling in distaste. Of course the Protector would say a thing like that. It's a good thing Luka can't see this enormous eyeroll, but there's a definite dry sarcasm in his voice.

"Wouldn't you play dead if you thought someone would hunt you down otherwise? I would have. I did before I died," he says, beginning to get more insistent, "I don't think it's as much of a change as you think. Their perspective has been hidden for forty years. We've only ever heard things from the Protector's point of view, and he has an interest in being seen as a hero. I--"

He pauses for a moment, wondering if maybe this is a step too far. But it's what he's wanted since he first asked Luka to talk to the Protector on the second day. "We should share information. It'd be easier to see if either one of them is lying to us that way."