Leaving the headquarters, Kyon watched with a laugh as Tymoshka ran away, just not to meet his eyes, when suddenly Bernard called out to him from behind.
«Zosimos... Can we talk?» – the man asked cautiously.
«I'm in a hurry to see my daughters, so another time.» – Lovr hastened to end the conversation, fearing chase from Valeera. Any hint about blackmail or something else in the same spirit is fraught with consequences.
«Okay…» – Bernard sighed in frustration, not insisting.
Kyon was able to safely take out the sound transmitter and call the man only when he returned to his room and went into the bathroom: «Did you want to talk?»
«Zosimos?! Oh, I didn't guess right away… Were you afraid of being followed?»
«What did you want?» – Kyon repeated gruffly.
«I…» – Bernard sighed noisily. – «Zosimos, it turns out that you are cool! You're just very careful. Today I saw firsthand that you only want the best for Arpha, so I thought we could get along…»