"Thank you kindly."

He'd made a point of leaving Mrs. Wilson at home. Dog didn't need to get under foot even if she was smaller than Woola by about seventy-five percent.

"Remind me to introduce you to my commander in chief sometime," he said, glancing around the workspace. "Ms. Vance don't do much with transports, but she builds'n designs robots. She'd love to see some of this."