[He's braced for her to argue; he can probably count the number of times he's seen Gina casually go along with something without expressing at least a bit of dissent on one hand. The fact that she actually takes a moment to think it over is... Heartening? She's really grown a lot, hasn't she?]

...I don't know for certain. No one does, from what I can tell. But that's the impression I get, yes. These things are extremely powerful, and have caused a great deal of harm. It feels almost arrogant to me, to assume that they'll grant whatever we want without some kind of catch.