"What do you mean by Prof. K asking Rex to give me a chance?" King John utters.
Mavenna kept her stoic, "It means exactly what it is, King John"
He had a look of shock on his face.
From the last report about Prof. K's whereabouts, he was last seen in the Great Barricade before he vanished completely. Initially, King John thought that Prof. K's time had come and that he would silently make his exit without anyone knowing.
Since he has a unique and unknown sickness, his time in this world is limited.
It was Prof. K's sole motivation, to further humanity as much as he could before his death.
King John assumed that Prof. K was already dead.
Both of them weren't emotional people, both devoid of excessive sentimentality, they shared an unspoken understanding rooted in their same way of thinking, having responsibilities that they need to fulfill in this world as the ones blessed with strength.