[there's an obvious pause after Alucard elaborates on the nature of his questions, and it's a good thing this is audio because she is quite visibly frowning. she's currently in a public setting, so she's quiet for a tick until she finds herself somewhere where there's less people who will lend a prying ear to what she has to say.]

I am glad you decided to ask for my perspective as opposed to jumping to conclusions based on...whatever it is Keith has told you.

[she's a well trained diplomat but it's obvious she's not. The Best, considering her choice of how to respond to that. upon speaking of Lotor, however, her voice loses some of that edge.]

My thoughts on Lotor are from getting to know him more. Not as an enemy, but as an ally. And for the length of time I have gotten to know him in person, as opposed to at a distance as it used to have been, I've come to learn that he is a man different from his father, who seeks to do good for both his people and others in the universe.

He seeks peace, and a restoration for things lost to a destructive Empire. And I believe he is a good person, and someone I can trust.