There are far easier ways for the Carnifex to steal away Zdenka. Waiting until he's busy at the Zero Street Mission, for example.





As Chiaki would say, her "sight" doesn't tell her everything. She would be both amused and worried that she's been given such priority. Worried, of course, because of the chance that her "sight" might fail her, and she'll be at the mercy of a super-powered killer with only her will and sword to defend her.





He forgot about Faite, but that's probably her plan - the Carnifex has never known of her existence in the first place, and she meant it that way. It's probably part of the Hooded Hood's plan as well.





Who says she isn't taking some science classes?





That might be interesting, because she might be a little grateful for the old man's destruction. Right up until the Carnifex starts hunting Vinnie.

Also, is it implied that they haven't been able to locate Vinnie? That may be because Liu Xi is hiding him somewhere way out of reach. And probably by accident, just for recreation.





This time, though, he has the good fortune to have plotted with someone (Lara) with the capacity to understand certain aspects of it. At least enough not to ruin those plans accidentally.





Yes, I am aware of it.

And story-wise, that would be the secondary question in Lara's mind: Even if she's asked to peek into that rift, would she want to? After all, if it's the Carnifex' closely guarded hiding place, she goes right to the top of the list for being able to see it - and becoming target #1 again is not to plan.





That might be part of the lack of trust. Anna was built to be able to destroy the Lair Legion single-handedly using unprecedented intelligence, speed, and weaponry. For SPUD, it was like designing the perfect super-powered ninja assassin who learns and improves and develops more skills as she fights. Unfortunately for them, she also developed a conscience, and escaped.

But since the Lair Legion doesn't know how strong a conscience figures into her design, they also have to worry that something technical might strip her of it, or suppress it, and she would fall back to her original purpose. They really don't know how deep her conscience may run, or how determined she is to remain passive and friendly to them.