Marcos nods, even if it's a lot more complicated than he's making it sound. Any choice they make will have repercussions. "I'm not disagreeing with you, but we have to consider what happens if we don't take that deal. We're going to end up in a fight either way. They need to be prepared."

He hates so many things about this. Whatever happens, he doesn't see a peaceful way out.

"Alright. I'll let him know, make us sound open." And hope the Captain is as patient as Lattimore seemed. "We can try to get more information. It might be our only chance to hear their side of things, but... I've got to tell you, I don't have a great feeling about all this."