“There is at least one argument for not answering,” Forerunner said, after a short delay. “Her assistant answered that first call, and was apparently not aware of the fact that Major Fischer was targeted and killed by troops Twilight Sparkle commands. Twilight herself will not be ignorant of that fact, however. She may have the body in her possession at this moment. To answer her transmission is to confirm that we exist. Perhaps the native will confuse timing enough to think that the same pony her troops killed answered her assistant’s call.”