All that gets is an unhappy 'mmm'; as much as he wants to further stress it, what will it do? He's said his piece, and even that involved an admission that Alistair might not be at high risk from trouble here and now. But who knows?

The sooner he can step back from this and think, the better.

He follows Anton back in to the lobby, frown only deepening as Krei returns into sight. At least he stayed in place, and that is what he'd ask-demanded...

"Anton- Alistair Krei. Alistair- this is Anton Shudder, the proprietor of the hotel."

There's the urge to add something along the lines of while you're here, you do as he says- but the look in his face will have to speak for that.