[ Her words got under his skin, it might seem... If she was the type to be presumptuous about what kind of response she got from pushing a few buttons. ] If this is your attempt to intimidate me, it's not working. You're not the only one with stories.

[ She is a force to be reckoned with and while she might not be on her home turf, the rug hasn't been pulled so far out from under her that she rattles easily. Not yet. She knows her resources are limited here, though. ]

I'm not here to get in your way or to out you if you want to stay hidden in the shadows. What you choose to do with your time here is not my call. [ And she'll mostly respect his anonymity... Even if she does some digging for herself to figure out the alias he's operating under so she has a way to get ahold of him. ] I think we might be able to help each other while we're here, though.

[ Because if what little she's learned about this place is true, she's just scratching the surface. ]