Layla exhales a quiet huff of laughter. "About some things, yeah. Comes with the territory. But it makes finding someone you can trust all the more precious."

She glances along the hall before adding, "Doesn't change the fact that for now, the options are go along, or take up living in the jungle. And here's where we're more likely to get some answers. The pythons might talk on this planet, but I wouldn't count on it."