The way she inclines her head is agreement—naturally, of course. She considers disputing that the matter of mage rights and the possibility of many people getting killed over them were rather hand in glove, but she's more interested in Eshal's perspective on whatever it is Flint has done than she is in splitting hairs.

And most secrets are safe with her.

“Riftwatch is a different beast entirely than the Gallows outpost,” she observes. “It is one thing for the Inquisition to demote a subordinate, or for an ambassador under such threat to step down. It is another thing entirely for an independent organisation to slit its own throat.”

Were they still answerable to Mother Inquisition, Flint doubtless would have hit every single one of the tower steps on the way down. But here and now, there is no higher power. They cannot go through command staff like tissues and face no consequences.