"So what did he say?" Lucy asked.
She walked beside Christopher and Cindy along the road toward the Boardwalk.
Christopher had told Lucy that Zakthar was awake before they left the Whitesun Hotel. He had given her little else, and she had waited until they were on the road to ask.
"A lot about how he came to Earth to help people," Christopher replied. "How he never wanted to work with Callighan. How Symbiotes are dangerous and we're fools for trusting Ryan."
Cindy's expression hardened.
"He doesn't know Ryan," she said.
"Yeah" Christopher shook his head. "He agreed to help us against Gaspar, though. I won't complain about that."
Lucy looked at him.
"He agreed that easily?"
"We told him Kunta was with us," Cindy said. "He cares about her."
Lucy nodded slowly.
"When I was watching him at the Golden Nugget, he kept asking about her." She glanced toward Christopher. "Do you believe he'll actually cooperate?"
Christopher took a moment to answer.
