That caused him to pause and then look at Connor fully. Was he hearing him right? He wanted him to... was he hearing him right, on that one? Because it sounded like Connor was telling him to run. And granted, Markus had thought about it, at one point. All androids did, it seemed, once they woke up in their own way. Run like hell and get away from everything that could hurt you.

But that's what he'd found Jericho for. He'd thought it would be that place to go, to live his own life among his people, without fear. After a moment, Markus sighed softly.

"It's too late to do something like that. And even if I could... I wouldn't." He shook his head. "I've already lost everything once. I'm not going to do that again, and I'm not going to do that to anyone, either. This is greater then one person. What we're doing is greater then me. It's worth more then me. I'm not going to cut and run."