The look he's giving her begs to question how smart of a calculated risk that actually was but since he's not interested in throwing stones in glass houses The Look(tm) is all she gets.

He's also taking the time to more seriously consider her second answer. A lot of those notes are starting to sound familiar. Was she a leader who wanted to believe in the cause so much that she only woke up to the truth once it was almost too late? Sad, but common. Not, however, unsalvageable. It's always better late than never.

"So I'm looking for a red-headed pistol. Think I'll manage that just fine. And, before you get too worried, I'll be nice. Cross my heart. I'll hear her out before I make any judgment calls." He can't promise more than that but he intends to be fair about it.

"Why states? You didn't have a Florida in your team, did you? That's where I hail from."