Balthazar's on his best behavior right now, which clearly he wasn't before. He's not completely confident he won't get on her bad side again, maybe even in the near future, but he'll take whatever approval he can get in the meantime.

"I'm not an every day man." He answers with a smile in return, and rises.

"All right. I'll let you know when I've talked to Fortescue. Possibly we can just meet here again in a few days." He offers a handshake. "A pleasure, by the way. I really hope we can make this work."