[He nearly chokes on his own coffee when she brings that fact right to his face, swallowing it down hard before turning to look incredulously at her.]

What's that supposed to mean?

[When did she ever take the time to talk to any of them? If he didn't know any better, he was sure she was just making it up- or referring to Luke.]

If you're referrecing that Fatui soldier from our vision-

[He swears, going that far just to tease him. He'll think of a way to repay her for her kindness here right now.]

-he's not one of my men. Subordinates from a thousand years ago don't count.