Khan had no expectation that this gesture, or any other, could possibly earn her trust. That would be absurd, and if she did start to show signs of being comfortable in his presence then she was either hopelessly naive or trying to manipulate him. Something told him that she wasn't naive.

He nodded, once, slowly, then turned around to approach the console and flip a few switches. A low powering-down noise filled the room. Though nothing visible had happened, the silence was gone now and everything from the chill air currents to the clacking of the last few buttons shutting off the entire system could be heard clearly in the resonant echoes of the odd room. Still leaning over the controls, Khan kept his eyes on his guest in case she went immediately on the offensive.