For a character who spends so much of his time using his words to trick people into getting exactly what he wants, he sucks talking with anyone not a brain dead NPC.
I would agree, except he completely expected her to save them in a losing war, and he saw her instantly kill 3 guards without moving. He knew she wasn't to be messed with.
Oh no, these horrible people kidnapped us and are going to turn us into slaves! Anyways, now that we're slightly inconvenienced, lets buy our own slaves!