Actually, when someone can express their thoughts without stumbling, it means this thought wasn't made up on the spot, but has been pondered over.
Leonardo leaned back in his chair, tilting his head as he watched his son-in-law's speech, then nodded, "You're right, child."
"This money shouldn't come out of our pockets; it's the government's responsibility."
"But!" he interjected timely, pulling people's drifting thoughts back to himself.
"The government doesn't have that much money now. They just suffered a huge loss."
He was referring to those sent over earlier along with their equipment.
Don't expect the Slad people to return this equipment.
These weapons can't speak; they can't tell anyone who they belong to, so naturally, they've all become property of the Slad people.
So now the Sumuli government doesn't have much money in their pockets, they may not be able to cover all the costs.
Leonardo emphasized this just to prepare for what's to come.
