An eyebrow quirked. She had no freaking idea what he was talking about (in the politest terms possible). "I've never offered to sell the Order. I'm not sure what you're saying." There was no tone coloring her voice. Nothing negative or insulting. Nothing threatening or threatened, simply rote fact. "If you followed me through the meeting I had earlier, like you say, you'd know that. All I spoke with that man about was working alongside him as an ally, rather than a rival. It was a talk about territory. He has plenty. I want to extend the Order's. It's but one step towards the Order taking over New York."

In her mind, it was very clear and cut. It was simple. It was insightful, smart, and the best way. Some might not see it that way, she realized, but that was their fault, not hers. If Shade was one such person, that was his problem. The best she could do was explain. Though if his previous actions and body language were any indicator (which they were), she somehow doubted he'd believe her, or trust her at all.

For Shade, trust was a hard thing to earn. It went with his nature. Being invisible had shown Shade that everyone had secrets. No one was truly who they said they were. Everyone always had on a mask.

Shade saw the twitch and misinterpreted it as crack in the Adapted's mask. His grin widened into a smile. If Adapted was not willing to admit her fault, the shadow mutant was fine with that. He would just bring it to the attention of the other members of the Order.

"Offering them our territory sounds a lot like selling us out to me. But do what you will. Just remember, I'll be watching you from the shadows." Shade said before turning to leave.

Yep. No trust, whatsoever. The grin spelled doom for that ever being a factor in anything pertaining to their interactions. It was too bad. He had skills he was using far too unprofessionally. She could have helped him make something of himself. He would have made a good set of eyes and ears or problem-solver. Under her guiding hand, he would have made a lot for himself, and helped the Order expand.

With how he was talking, she expected he thought she was doing the exact opposite of expansion. And also, he was threatening her. She never broke her composure for a second. "Think what you want," she stated calmly. "But if you ever get in the way of the Order's expansion plans, I'll kill you." That comment was stated as emotionless fact.

Shade had managed to put some distance between him and the Adapted, almost at the edge of her aura, when Lenna spoke. Showing her the tiniest bit of respect, the shadow mutant stopped and cast his gaze back at her words.

"Well at least on that point, we can agree. You get in my way, expect the same." Shade replied. He walked two more steps forward before he finally escaped that dreaded aura. His abilities switched on, and he disappeared into a shadow.