Ah. And that answers the question that she didn't ask. (Yet.) She goes still, except for cocking her head slightly, then closes her eyes, her tone of voice going flippant and casually light. By her standards, anyway.

"Well, Dave, I could threaten to set you on fire again if that's what you want me to do, but somehow I don't think that would be an acceptable payback for your services, would it."