Damned if you do, Damned if you don't
After Erin said these words, a silence descended over the cave during which she unflinchingly stared into Daneel's eyes, while he could only keep looking, taken aback.
She had spoken almost as if she was talking to some toddler, and beside her, Daneel even spotted Drakos blushing and turning to the side.
"I apologize on her behalf, Young King. She has always been pretty outspoken, and she is famous for saying whatever comes to her mind."
Daneel could definitely see how she had gotten this reputation, so he simply chose to not respond to this, as he wasn't confident enough that he could say something that didn't reveal something about him which would also count as a great comeback. He might have shot back right away if this wasn't the Empire Spirit that had given him such a big scare just now, but in this case, he chose to take the gentleman's route.