Well, his emotions certainly are easy to read in this form. That could be useful to know, not that Balem skimped on expressing himself.

Her lips quirked a little. "Yes, it did seem like something you would enjoy. I plan to give them the option to swear loyalty but assuming that isn't amenable," which she suspected it wouldn't be, "they must be dealt with quickly and efficiently." And Heiji couldn't be brought along or he'd just try to get her to make friends.