...all right, that's amused him again, but he'll spare her dignity by not laughing. Of course, he looks sorely tempted to. But he refrains!

He settles quickly enough, however.

"As always, you're far too good to me; consider the sentiment returned, and take care. And do think of a destination for next time, all right?"

Taylor, thankfully, doesn't seem too inclined to pitch him to the ground this time before takeoff; it's kind of a rare occasion when she doesn't, but at least she seems to understand that they really need to get back to the damn base.

He's willing to let most of the argument go; while he still isn't sure what he thinks of Lightning Farron, he does understand her tactics, as infuriating as they are. He'll see what can be done, then, in terms of gaining her trust. He'll let Miss Altava's part in this slide entirely for now - it's clear that she had no idea what she was doing, and if he is going through with this, he'll need her as a contact.

She had been right about one thing she'd said during that fight, however.

He's sure Archer will be damn pleased with the intel.