He knows it, and blinks when its given to him, but is careful not to make a fuss over it. The effort is a little obvious, since he can't hold down the pleased little grin that sneaks onto his face. But if he fusses, she'll either retreat or never let him live it down -- neither of which he is gunning for.

"We'll call it even, then," he offers. "Which is good, because we still got some work to do here, if memory serves."

That running away plan was still in the back of his mind, but for now, Sully has a plan. They could make it work until an opportunity for Exsilium itself came along.