Arya, Jake and Zack exchanged glances. They realized that they haven't told them yet. And yet, this stranger mentioned it out loud, as if expecting that everyone knows about his secret.
Ellie's voice cracked through the silence, disbelief laced with confusion. "What do you mean robot?"
"Wait — I — I'm sorry, I thought everyone knew." Rey said nothing more, the damage has already been done. He simply folded his arms, watching the unraveling with eerie detachment.
Ambrose didn't move. He stood there, rigid, almost too still — like his body was waiting for a command that wouldn't come.
"Ellie —" Zack stepped forward, his voice low and even, but urgent, "— listen to me. It's not what it sounds like."
She turned toward him sharply. "Not what it sounds like? You knew?!"
