He leaned forward slightly, intrigued. So here was an acknowledgement of the need to keep things quiet-- and an opportunity to maybe get some answers, too. It'd be too lucky if this guy... turtle... thing could give him information on why he, specifically, was here, but any little bit could help.

"There was something about staying alive?" But who knew if that was just a warning not to act stupid, or if it meant they'd just shoot him in the head if he wasn't useful enough to whatever cause they were collecting for.