"Yes," he agrees with her at the first; clearly, they weren't going to be precious with them, but they could hardly be of any use if they weren't useful for anything.

"Honestly, I usually rely on others to help figure out something like this," because she might as well be aware of what she's dealing with, "but hopefully we can make up for that with care and observation. It won't do any good to add ourselves to the chopping block."