It could be plenty of other things, Rodimus. Megatron on the Lost Light could prove to be beneficial for the crew's protection as well as for Megatron's own good. Just as he trusted Megatron to look after Rodimus, he expected the same of the younger bot.

But the news is taken the way Optimus takes all bad news. Silence. His head tilts forward, mulling this over in his brain.

"He's been under the radar for so long."

Too long.