"Presuming our captors didn't intend it to be camouflaged, but that possibility isn't a reason not to at least make a circuit."

Honestly, he's not sure if it's learning about Heinlein or the events of the Champions Excellence Program. or - most likely - both that have humbled him. Either way, the end result is that he's grown comfortable in a role of advice rather than direct command, and he doesn't seem to mind Pellegri taking initiative. He does, however, give the doors a brief, almost hopeful glance.

"Besides, we may run into others with the same idea. I'd like to know if it was us specifically who were targeted, or if whoever brought us here was after a broader scope of people."