"Thank you for the vote of confidence," she drawls, watching him closely and thinking again about what sort of man uses 'rewarding' and 'exhausting' to describe the same basic principle.

"Though it's not an easy city to do well in," she adds, curious to see how he'll respond. It's fairly clear she's not speaking out a lack of confidence- she's referring to other people. She might not know many yet, but she can draw her own conclusions as to how life in Baedal often goes. Quickly, for one thing.