He clearly wasn't anticipating the effort she put into it; given his demeanor, and his surprise, he was expecting little more than a few moments of quick action. Her performance clearly impressed him, and he was too stunned to make any sort of reply, other than to stare and stammer a bit, resting his hand on her head, but trying not to interrupt her work!<br/><br/>((Make a Diplomacy check, as part of this, to 'convince' him to give her a better position!))