"Hello." He relaxed a very little - it seemed she'd come alone, and if this were any sort of ambush, there was no reason it shouldn't have begun already. He still didn't feel any need to use names, however. For the past twenty years or so, he'd tried to operate under the assumption that someone was always watching. It was a hard habit to shake.
He straightened, standing off the railing with his hands still stuffed in the pockets of his jacket. "I was pleased to hear from you, though you may not believe it. None of us can afford to lose allies at this stage." The dark made it more difficult than he might have wished to read her face, but he made an effort all the same - while he doubted he'd find anything surprising, it would be nice to know whether she was at all amenable to really listening to him. The fact that she had come at all was probably a good sign, but then, perhaps she'd only done it to make a point.