"Is it really that serious?" Antov looks around the faces of the gathered. There's no need to say anything.

"It is, isn't it..."

He rests his elbows on the desk, a gesture usually used by plotting masterminds, but those masterminds do not have a habit of sighing in dejection, unlike him.

"You see, Klein was attached to Unity Group as part of a deal between us... well, more like between our higher-ups, and Progtech. I can't just send him back, because that will break the deal."

"Besides I checked on his backstory. He has nowhere else to go. I know we're not a charity organisation, but..."