Some of that hope wasn't so guarded that Soldier Blue couldn't glean it from a distance. Without much to go on but that quiet notion, he couldn't only wonder with a growing curiosity what it was that Leo seemed intent to do. With Blue in tow, apparently - he could detect Leo's closeness through the door, staring in its direction as though it weren't there to separate them at all.

You can come in, Leo, he thought aloud as he straightened and stood up from the desk chair. Only when the door opened did he think to use his voice and speak aloud. "What is it?"