[What else is there that he can tell him, without lying or going far out of his own areas of expertise?]

...Battles like this are won and lost on public opinion. The best long-term strategy is to keep our minds turned towards what we can do to improve our reputation.

[Not his strong point, but he's aware of the merits of it. After all, it was really the PR about the innocent victims of the last attack that got the Sentinels put out of commission.]