"Well, your partner followed me from a bar after I left it, albeit suspiciously. She informed me that you were mercenaries. I believe you were not paid to eliminate me, otherwise she'd have done it. So when she offered a private meeting, I agreed to it for personal reasons. Once we are actually in a private setting, I'll tell you more. But even on this dock, we are too exposed. I've had brushes with death, and I don't intend to have another one."