[ He's not opposed to a debate, so long as it's a calm and reasonable discussion, not just arguing for the sake of it. That'll bring neither of them anything more than frustration and anger, and frankly he can go well without that. Besides, the way she approached him made it look like they got along before. If possible, he'd rather reestablish that same kind of relationship. ]

At least they'll let you work your way up. [ Much better than sticking her on some pointless dead-end job, indeed. ]

Well, when you decide to go out there, it's probably a good idea to take someone else along with you. There's a number of guards around who'd offer to join you— myself included, for the record. I have to go out there for my job anyway, so you can come along sometime.