"I have full faith in your ability." There is a tendency amongst assets, at times, to overstate the level of danger or effort involved in doing something that is - at the end of the day - rather ordinary. It's a frustrating one, because one does not want to actually send one's people into difficulty. Teasing out what is simple complaint and what is true warning - Well, it's tricky. But even with limited knowledge of Ralston, this seems to be the former rather than the latter. (Rutyer suspects it often will be.)

"Though I have my doubts that you've ever not had strong opinions about someone."