Think of it as nothing more than a professional courtesy. But I should thank you for your information as well.

[In Luceti, he had seen the value of building up allies from other worlds. And here in this world, he's deprived of even the confidants he had from his own world. Exchanging information and building ties is the best he can do right now, with no battlefield to fight in. So he'll do his best to plant the seeds of something greater in this colony.

He rises to his feet and adjusts his glasses with a smile.]

Let's meet again when we know more. Don't neglect your assignment.