Szayel sighed, dramatically. "All science worth doing comes with risks," he said, and shook his head. "I'd been given the impression that you were all more devoted to discovery than this," he added, before concluding, "what a disappointment."

Of course he knew why Even might not be so keen on the idea of letting himself be studied by the likes of Hojo. No one in Khamja wanted to give information about their weaknesses away if they could help it. Still, it was a terrible waste of good data.