"I'm glad that you trust me," Samantha began. "But is that the only reason?"
Her hesitation relieved Francis a little.
'Good. She's using her head.'
He gave her a mental thumbs-up for being cautious. She was heading into dangerous waters.
'From what I gathered, that monster became a fugitive because he was considered a threat by the government. That part made sense, since cases like that do happen.'
Even in his old world, history recorded many capable men who rose too high.
Fearing their growing influence, kings and emperors eventually ordered their deaths to prevent any challenge to the throne.
However, there was a flaw in that line of thinking.
Such actions usually happened only when the person in question was no longer useful.
Lex was a very important asset, and his destructive power was an integral part of the fight against Giant Beasts.
'There was no need to make an enemy out of him just because he had committed crimes.'
