Lexa does not like the idea of a "more thorough investigation". Not because it scares her, the idea of it just makes her angry. There's a subtle flaring of nostrils and hardening of her jaw as Leliana suggests it, clear--if subtle--signs that she would oppose such an idea. But she can't quite tell if this is a real proposal from the spymaster or a test of some sort, and so she waits to see what Bellamy says.

It's about what she'd hoped.

"Knight-Captain Kane, his superior," she puts only a tiny emphasis on superior, and again resists the urge to turn to Bellamy with a pointed look to ensure he and Leliana both know that she means that word both ways, "Will speak for me, if necessary."