Khan backed away from the door, quite slowly and casually, letting his boots fall heavily enough on the floor that his fugitive might be able to hear that he wasn't approaching the console area. Instead, with an easy jump, he sat on the edge of his floating white disc.

He could hear her heartbeat, thudding so much louder than the prim little footsteps that had been approaching in the hallway on the other side of the bulkhead. He could smell her fear, permeating the room. He was already tired of her panicking, there was no sense in making it worse by going anywhere near her. "It's safe for you to come out."