That was a strange question, and he wasn't sure whether he ought to interpret it as a pointed one or a panicked one. He was getting the sense that she didn't much like him, but everything she'd said or done so far could still just as easily be attributed to her still struggling with her new circumstances, so he didn't want to jump to hasty conclusions. He decided it was best to keep his response neutral, then; level and unaffected.

"I won't. We'll be conducting a thorough investigation. We won't stop until it's sorted." After a beat, he added a little more lightly, "I enjoy difficult problems, Miss Hunniford."

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