Curtly nods to acknowledge his thanks but otherwise focuses on the more-daunting-than-expected task of discouraging the kitties from deciding that she's their new source of attention.

"If it's any consolation, you should have many opportunities to prove as much on your way to the guild." You know what, she's just gonna scoop them all up in her arms, stand up, then kind of pour them down onto the ground. Gently. In the process of doing such, she adds, "The cat population is far denser there than it is here."