At least he was seeing some reason to not be too hasty, which made her smile as she relaxed. "I'm glad you're willing to wait-- should they insist upon it. I need not worry of you sneaking off then and us finding your remains a week later either exploded or spider bitten!" I shouldn't hurt to mention just two of the outcomes that might happen to him.

"If you do get your approval, I would be glad to come here again and serve as security for your team. I might even spot something else of note!"