[...It takes him a moment of thinking to decide. Much as he'd like to investigate.]

I'm going to buy the investigators as much time as I can. I'll fit better with anyone talking down the guard. ...I know Jalin. I might be able to get him to talk to me.

[In a lighter voice he adds.]

And if I'm out stopping the fighting people have a large Lion they can hide behind on their way to safer ground.