She'd have garnered more than an inkling if they were up to anything else, the oft-hidden price of such 'aid'. He visibly relaxed a little, becoming a little less stiff in his bearing.

"Ah, excellent. Excellent indeed. Though I would imagine such limitations are particularly frustrating to you. Which leads me to the next necessity - how are you feeling, incarnated?"

She is clearly here, functional and stable - but how she maintains that state is still unknown.