If he's dismissed, he's out of the loop.

"Oh, I have no objections to remaining," he says. "It will be much simpler to coordinate with the engineers from this side of the veil, should they, perhaps, have - questions - about my suggestions? And I doubt my demonic friend here has any objections to remaining, either?" He'll give Cam a glance.

Shrug! He can hardly nod.

"- not sure about that, if you snuck back into the tunnel when I wasn't looking and finished your job you'd start getting loosened up since I haven't paid you yet."

"- Summoner, one of the central elements of this lamentable incident is that I did not want to finish the job. I assure you that I intend no harm to any mortal who walks the earth -" except you but I wouldn't actually do anything "- and that if I did such things as a matter of course, I would hardly have the reputation I presently do." By reputation he means his Davidson's entry, plus online reviews.

"I am aware that you have told me you don't want to finish the job, but while I'm not an engineer, and don't know how to see tiny risks that still aren't worth taking in a blueprint, I am a summoner."