Dee doesn't try to hide her own amusement. She's glad Pye can't do that to her - at least, not without teaming up with everyone else's companions.

"Since you're new, welcome to Questing Country, though I wish you'd gotten a better one than the cracking Proctors. Running away is definitely a valid strategy, but it won't actually get rid of them - they'll just find someone else to torment."