"You mean before they potentially decide without your input?" Or Pepper's by proxy. She shook her head, her doubt evident. "I'm not exactly trusting of your organization at this point."

Of course, there was the reverse to that position that had to be considered. By not talking, Pepper put on the appearance of making an awful situation worse than it was. That aspect had to be considered as well, and Pepper mentally tempered her emotions. She had too many wounds, old and new alike; she couldn't let them get the better of her.

"If your superiors decide I pose too great a threat to the village in my current condition, what happens?"