"Of course I can," Laedo replies. He's already leaning into the stroking again, only a little sheepish now that he know what lengths she is willing to go, even as a child with a child's mind. He's still not sure how he feels about being called an ambassador, but he is taking it very seriously... and that seems to be translating back into his little ego puffing up.

"Our entire city is built into the side of Ansaras Prime, the root of the mountains! It is a perfect dome, you know, so that when you fly over it you can contemplate the manner of space." This, he's learned from banter rather than personal experience, yet he's as puffed up as ever as he spouts it off.