Norrell's talking, but only half of Eames is really processing the information, mostly because he's less surprised by it then one might expect. He doesn't care much what she wants with the land or how she feels about the fae, the surprising thing is how quickly she went behind his back to do it-- did he really insult her that badly?

The other half of him is thinking hard about why he hasn't killed Norrell yet, and if anything this attempt to make himself seem useful only makes Eames want to do it more.

"How long ago was this?" Eames asks, watching Norrell's expression closely for anything odd. The man doesn't seem like the most capable liar, especially under duress.