John looked at the guard thinking to himself "The guard knows me as an authority figure, maybe I am guard, or maybe I was a guard who changed sides because of Ada...so many possibilities" The one thing he was sure of was that Vlad was the bad guy. So he nods to the guard and walks away. As he moves down the halls they begin to look familiar again. Instead of going back to his room, a mock patrol would give him more credibility with Vlad.