"Then you're someone I can rely on, at least when Adia is concerned." He smiles respectfully. She'll still need to prove herself to him if he's going to lower his guard any more than he already has, but he can put to rest some of the concerns he'd been harboring over a research center in the Nexus.

Her comment on wealth and power makes him chuckle dryly. "Careful, that used to be me. It's no fun finding out that you're no longer the most powerful person in the room any longer." As for wealth, he can provide for himself and his girl. He doesn't have anything to prove by pulling out a fat wallet.