Laura's gaze snaps up at Matthias' name. From Eshal, she'd expected demands, perhaps accusations; they met through a punch to the face, after all, however convivial the woman can be.

She swallows her first answer, which is I am not part of Diplomacy. These assignments would not be for the benefit of Riftwatch, not primarily. If they were, they would be assigned to somebody who understood diplomacy--and neither she nor Matthias falls into that category. This is something different.

When she tries again, it is a small nod, tentative, her mouth a flat line but her eyes something like hopeful. "I will do this."