"Thanks," he says, because what else do you say, really? Syrlya is still more of a coworker than a friend at this point, so he isn't going to open up about any personal angst right off the bat. Still, though... there's something he should probably say.

"Good work with that Rose thing, by the way. The RM told me what you got up to. That's a pretty big deal." It's encouraging to know they have him as an asset, at the very least.