Jean-Claude watches her think, trying to determine what she might be thinking about. Despite being a flirt, he's clever. He needs his dancer back, alive. It will not do to let people think that they can harm his own without consequences. And it will not do to let his people think that he does not have their back.

"I cannot go after her myself," he admits. "There are people that need me here. And Millicent's people would welcome the opening. When the cat's away..." He shrugs slightly, letting the rest of the saying to speak for itself.