While it's difficult to remain unperturbed, he said mystery shoppers should never reveal their mission.
Chief Parks's statement said only that the department would reveal the new units' mission in time.
She revealed her mission to Jade and therefore lost all her money.
The Shadow intended to force unwilling lips to reveal the truth about themselves and their mission at Oakmont.
A little more of this and he might as well reveal his true mission at the castle and have done with it.
"If I did not would I have revealed my mission to you?"
Did you reveal our mission to us now so that Ender would give his attention to Val?
At that point, Louise materializes from the future and reveals her mission to both of them.
But asking him about the wormhole would reveal their mission, and it probably wouldn't garner them any information.
But he couldn't expose the criminals at this gathering without revealing his mission.