[a brief pause, during with Megatron's lips curl back from his teeth in disgust – it's a soundless gesture, though, and to anyone listening he may as well just be taking a moment to think. (Legion may have some success in tracing Megatron's location given enough time, but over this particular frequency it will prove difficult.)]

I will acquiesce to your requests, Legion, if merely because our purpose here is too simple to warrant the inconvenience of engaging with Earth forces. Earth's native species has nothing to fear from our presence here – unless that is, they inflict harm upon us. My troops have been taken captive on multiple occasions since we arrived on this planet, and been subjected to barbaric tortures, wholly unprovoked; if your terms forbid us to defend ourselves against such atrocities, then you understand it is impossible for me to comply.