[Oh, that's not a flattering description of his??? Wife??? Maybe Makima doesn't have to play it cool after all. And this is the most critical phrase, so her lips form it warmly.]

Think about it. There is one thing we are absolutely certain Zero can do: inflict harm upon the captives in this ship. Who is the one person who could be most thoroughly manipulated by such a threat? Or rather, who are the two persons?

[She sits back.]

...I just wondered if that might happen.