He honestly, very nearly laughs, and though Eames manages to force that particular reaction down he still raises his eyebrows. Maybe if he were a little less burned, he'd see this as a pretty big leap, but he's had his safety and his livelihood threatened too much over these last few years to think this is something that could be solved in a clandestine manner.

"Well that's very much the point, isn't it?" Eames says simply instead. Patiently waiting for whatever objections Arthur has to raise.