"Maybe," he mentioned, his voice low while he looked over the sea at the ships. They still sat there, and his mouth turned down in a frown, before he looked back at Jacob and Thane, calculating. He would adhere to the chain of command. He wouldn't give up iintel without vetting it first.

HE could, however, give them a hint.

"I don't think they expected us, though. Not really. I think it would have been easier for them, if we'd just not shown up."

What he thought the Russians were here for, well, he had a few theories, but nothing concrete. Kaidan was Alliance to the core, which meant he didn't share theories, only facts. "But they're here for us now, we need to prepare to take them on, if necessary. Hopefully it won't come to that. I don't want it to."