"Thank you. I appreciate that, greatly. Perhaps...when we're not on this trip."

Pause. Taking a breath, the words stick a little on the way out, and Erin will see some of that effort. The signs of someone who doesn't usually talk, fighting the urge to swallow more of her words.

"Whatever's in that binder, it won't be too heavy for me. I'll ask SecUnit later when
I see it if it wouldn't mind the recitation."