'Maybe' was a good thing. It wasn't an outright no, which would've told him that she didn't want to try, but it wasn't a yes which could show that she was rushing into things without thinking them through.
He rubbed at the back of his neck, trying to come up with the best way to say it without an immediate refusal. "A hand. It's... slightly broken... and makes for a bit of an inconvenience. If you can't, it's fine, but if it's something you're capable of doing, I'd prefer that route."