I'd been informed that you were, but I'm familiar with the unpredictability of our situation.

( She may or may not have read the entire network on her arrival. It gave her a lot of insight.

Despite what Gideon has been informed, and where Rip can guess that information came from, she does sound relieved to hear from him, if a little hesitant when she pauses. She's treading carefully -- putting herself out there to him could be dangerous with how well he knows her, but she also can't simply abandon him )

I had hoped that I could speak with you.