Without thinking he reached over and cuffed her head - lightly, for what he was capable of, but just like he'd done when they were both younger.
"If you're splashing around naked in pools now that's your business." he said with a hint of a smile on his face. "But the man I'm assigning to you is a thirty-year veteran." he pointed out. "Do remember to behave yourself in public - we can afford no scandal." he smirked. He knew damned well she'd find a way to get herself in trouble - like the hijacked pleasure-barge that she so naievely thought he knew nothing about.
Funny how a fully-loaded pleasure-barge just happened to be in the right place at the right time.
He paused to drag his mind back to business. "If this goes well Flea Bottom will roil." he said with a satisfied smile. "And all of it on the privy purse." he smirked. "Chaos creates opportunity amid the danger, Elia." he told his sister.