They follow his gaze to the overly friendly interactions that seem to be occurring between two particularly important political figures. They don't need to be older to understand the connotations there. Frisk arches one eyebrow, smiling thinly.

"I imagine I'll be in the thick of it," they say without hesitation, "attempting to mitigate whatever conflict I can."

An overly optimistic notion? Possibly. But they have no intention of abandoning their post, even in trying times.