`` i 'm flying tomorrow and wo n't be back until late and will probably want to get some sleep . she did n't want to understand or communicate with a man she might have to shoot later . its hard to see you like that . the red dragon kept the secret from all but his inner circle in exchange for them to collect metals , plants ; and animals and this they did . i nodded once , and ava deflated , as if she 'd used up everything she had to make it to that moment . 