[ Beneath all that suave charm and ridiculous humor, he really is an exceptionally intelligent man. She's not at all surprised when he puts the pieces together on his own, connecting dots with what little information he has. Ever since they'd met on his Enterprise, he's rolled with the punches, facing each strange new situation with the same resiliency. With a mind like that, he truly wasn't meant to be a soldier.

Taking a deep breath, she nods and takes the PADD back, holding it behind her back while her head lowers slightly into her usual stance. ]

Yes. The Romulan operative was there to kill Khan in order to prevent the age of enlightenment that followed his atrocities and led to the founding of the Federation. When her plan to destroy the cold fusion reactor failed, she forced me to open the door to where Khan was being held. [ Her expression tightens, betraying just how conflicted she is over what happened only hours ago. ] He was just a little boy.