"While that seems a sound deduction, it doesn't explain everything. It doesn't explain why they've not mentioned me, for instance. I would like to think I wasn't considered an error." At least, not to Knight Industries, but he pushed the thought away. He considered the rest of the statement, shifting in his seat to get a more comfortable position to think.
"I'm not sure it's always ego, KITT. Sometimes humans don't reveal what they consider to be vital information because to do so would only cause the other party to worry over circumstances beyond their control - an unhealthy mental situation all around. The intentions are good, but the consequences can be disastrous. I can only speak for myself, knowing what I know, but I believe that in those two specific instances disclosure would have been the better policy. Michael and I were equipped to deal with those sorts of situations. It was a reckless decision to keep that information from us." One elbow was resting against the window-frame, head in his hand, and he looked at the globe with its swirling light show with a look of frank surprise on his face.
"You don't believe you need protection?" They'd discuss the ego later.